France To Send 8 High Capacity Oxygen Generators to Supports India In COVID Emergency

New Delhi, 27 April 2021 – At the request of the French president, the French Ministry of Europe and foreign affairs would be carrying out a solidarity mission in support of Indians who are was heavily affected by COVID-19. The mission will send out eight high capacity, oxygen generators, liquid medical oxygen for 2000 patients for five days. And there are going to be 28 ventilators as well that are going to be provided, as per the mission that has been carried out on an emergency basis from France.

Remember, France was amongst the First Nations that had gone ahead and responded to the clarion call made by India in this adverse crisis in the second wave of the pandemic. And, the iconic monuments in the region in the Emirate of Dubai, in the UAE, just a couple of days ago, went ahead and flushed the tricolor of the Indian flag on its iconic buildings, including the Burj Khalifa showcasing solidarity with the country with the citizens of India.

Now, as I said, United States hopefully allowed for an embargo on the vaccine raw materials to be lifted, as has been demanded by the foreign ministry, and several other participants and individuals and high profile personalities in our country from the United States. President Biden and PM Modi going ahead and holding that 45 minutes long conversation. And then the United Kingdom and India also going ahead and forging and strengthening ties and cooperation that had rightfully been solicited from the Allied nation.

I think it has been demonstrated during these times, that our friends in western countries, USA, France, UK, Germany, they have come to support in the time of need. It is a democratic kind of an alliance or coalition, whichever way you want to put it. But more than anything, all those countries who have this humanitarian value are coming together with each other.

And we welcome this kind of approach where countries are together with each other in the hour of human needs. Now, in this case, the ball is in our court, we need to develop sufficient infrastructure and the logistics chain in our own country at our end, to make sure that whatever is coming to us is enough fully used.

Ventilators, for example, the hospitals are not able to use a ventilator, because they don’t have a bed. That would be tragic. If we are not able to supply oxygen to the people in need. That would be tragic. So we need to focus now on developing logistics chains on our side.