India epidemic emergency, Europe and the United States and the WHO have provided emergency assistance. France announced that it will send medical equipment such as medical oxygen machines to India over the weekend. U.S. President Joe Biden called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the United States will be “full” rescue India.
Reuters news agency, the French presidential palace Elysee announced on Monday, France will provide India with “medical equipment” and other large medical equipment to help India to deal with the severe epidemic.
Indian hospitals are currently overwhelmed, with 350,000 new cases confirmed in India on Monday, the fifth consecutive day of a new diagnosis record. European and American countries, including France, Germany, Britain and the United States have provided emergency medical assistance to India.
France, the Elysee announced on Monday, carrying the first batch of aid to India supplies will take off at the weekend, including: eight large medical oxygen generators, each capable of long-term delivery of oxygen to hospitals with 250 beds; five large-capacity liquefied containers with medical oxygen, each oxygen container can provide oxygen for 800 patients.
The Elysee Palace said that “the Indian government made a request for assistance to France in the first instance, and we responded positively.” The French presidency said that France is providing emergency assistance to India while taking into account long-term targeted assistance objectives to assist India in strengthening its healthcare system.” This is what sets French aid apart.”
To assist India this time, the French government mobilized more than a dozen French companies, mostly through donations. In particular, Novair, which provides oxygen generators and air liquide containers.
Also according to AFP, U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone Monday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a brief statement, the White House said Biden pledged that the U.S. would do “everything possible” to provide emergency medical relief to the people of India, including vaccine materials, protective supplies, rapid detection agents and medical equipment such as ventilators.
The United States will also consider providing oxygen supplies to India. Oxygen is in short supply in Indian hospitals due to a record spike in confirmed cases.
Modi tweeted on Monday that his talks with Biden were fruitful and that he was grateful for the assistance provided by the United States.
The two leaders also stressed that the U.S. and India are strengthening cooperation and that Biden and Modi will remain in close contact.
India said Modi also made an appeal to Biden to ease intellectual property rules on vaccines. India’s statement said this would “ensure that developing countries have quick and affordable access to vaccines and therapeutic drugs.
More than 350,000 people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus in India, a record high for the fifth day in a row, and more than 2,800 new deaths have been recorded, making a cumulative total of more than 195,000 deaths nationwide, with some areas cremating the bodies of the dead in outdoor areas due to the large number of deaths.
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