United States of America officials have confirmed dispatch of over three hundred oxygen concentrators. The country dispatched the concentrators on Sunday morning from New York to India. Earlier, US President wasn’t likely to come forward for help but later after the meeting of NSA Jake Sullivan and NSA Ajit Doval the deal was sealed.
According to a Government of India official based in the United States, Air India`s A102 is transporting five tonnes of oxygen concentrators as cargo from the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The aircraft was scheduled to land in Delhi by Monday noon. The wide-bodied passenger aircraft will operate non-stop for over 15 hours. India is witnessing a deadly COVID-19 wave, with the country reporting over 3 lakh daily cases from the last few days. “The next flight from the US to India is scheduled to depart from Newark airport and will land in Delhi on April 27,” the Indian government official based. The official also noted that the Indian Mission in the United States and Air India are getting requests and inquiries from donors based in the United States to transport not just concentrators but also other medical supplies including oximeters. It has also announced that it will provide the raw material required for the Indian manufacture of the Covishield vaccine to India. The announcement was made after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke on the phone with Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. According to a readout from The White House, Sullivan affirmed America`s solidarity with India. US and India are the two countries with the greatest number of COVID-19 cases in the world.
India on Sunday reported 3,49,391 new Covid-19 cases and 2,767 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Union Health Ministry, five states Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Kerala contribute 54 percent of the cases.
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