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Vital medical supplies from UK arrive in India for COVID-19 support

The shipping of vital medical supplies passed over from the UK, which comprises of 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators as their move of Covid-19 assistance, with the supply arriving in India on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).The official spokesperson of MEA, Arindam Bagchi tweeted, “International cooperation at work! Appreciate the…

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PM Modi addresses the nation through Mann Ki Baat, urges citizens to not fall prey to rumours about Covid-19 vaccine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the country through monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” and issued a warning for the citizens to be careful and not fall prey to the rising rumours about Covid-19 vaccine. He further appealed to the citizens of the country to grasp Information and statistics about the deadly virus via reliable…

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India acknowledges ASEAN initiative on Myanmar, assures to be a part of resolving current situation

Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday that India has acknowledged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) initiative over Myanmar and will adhere to be involved constructively to resolve the current situation and setbacks in Myanmar, when answering the media queries on the initiative that Myanmar gave its agreement…

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551 oxygen generation plants to be established via funds through PM Cares: PMO

With several states facing acute shortage of medical oxygen supply, with surge in the Covid-19 cases throughout the country, an approval was given by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) over allocation of funds from PM Cares for installation of 551 dedicated Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants within the public health facilities throughout…

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US to involve closely with India over movement of essential supplies, supply chain amid Covid-19 spike in cases

Jalina Porter, US State Department spokesperson on Friday amid a press briefing gave the reaffirmation that US will be involved very closely with India for facilitating movement of essential supplies amid the spike in the Covid-19 cases. While revealing an update over India’s request regarding US position on the embargo over lifting of raw materials…

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