COVID-19: France to supply India with medical aid

Shipments to include oxygen generators, respirators and cryogenic containers

Last updated: April 27, 2021 | 01:20

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COVID-19 patients receive oxygen at a Sikh gurdwara in Delhi, Sunday, April 25, 2021.

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Paris: France will supply India with “substantial medical aid” to help the country tackle a huge wave of new coronavirus infections that are overwhelming its hospitals, the Elysee presidential palace said on Monday.

The shipments to India will include oxygen generators, respirators and cryogenic containers and will start next weekend.

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