France to send vital medical supplies to India
France announced today it would send oxygen generation plants, ventilators, and other medical supplies to support India's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, as the first shipment of vital medical supplies from Britain reached New Delhi.
The medical supplies from Britain, which India received this morning, includes 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, tweeted India's External Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi.
On the other hand, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said it is carrying out "an exceptional solidarity mission" supporting the Indian people, who have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
"Coordinated by the Ministry's Crisis and Support Centre and carried out by the Embassy of France in India, the mission will involve shipping air and sea freight by the end of this week," the ministry said in a statement.
The French Foreign Ministry said the medical supplies will include eight oxygen generators, each capable of uninterrupted supply of oxygen for a 250-bed hospital for nearly 10 years.
"These oxygen generators also include ramps for filling oxygen cylinders," it said.
The ministry also said that five containers of liquid medical oxygen are being sent as part of the first installment, adding they are capable of supplying medical oxygen to up to 10,000 patients for a day.
France is also sending 28 ventilators and their consumables, as well as 200 electric syringe pumps.
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