COVID-19: France to ship medical provides to India

France on Tuesday introduced a “solidarity mission” for India underneath which it should ship oxygen era crops, ventilators and different medical provides to help the nation in its battle towards the coronavirus pandemic.
The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs mentioned it’s finishing up an distinctive solidarity mission in help of the Indian individuals, who’ve been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Coordinated by the ministry’s Crisis and Support Centre and carried out by the Embassy of France in India, the mission will involve shipping by air and sea freight by the end of this week,” the ministry mentioned in a press release.
French ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain mentioned the “massive solidarity mission” is being supported by French firms current in India and the European Union.
“This massive solidarity mission, initiated at Prez @EmmanuelMacron’s request, is supported by French companies present in India and the EU. It aims to both respond to the emergency and boost the long-term resilience of India’s healthcare system,” he mentioned in a tweet.
The French overseas ministry mentioned the medical provides will embrace eight oxygen mills, every able to uninterrupted provide of oxygen for a 250-bed hospital for almost 10 years.
“Each unit can uninterruptedly supply a 250-bed hospital. Its oxygen output can fulfil the needs of 15 critically ill COVID-19 patients in an ICU (or 30 patients in the ICU of a conventional hospital) or 150 patients on oxygen therapy in a conventional hospital facility. These oxygen generators also include ramps for filling oxygen cylinders,” it mentioned.
The ministry mentioned 5 containers of liquid medical oxygen are being despatched as a part of the primary instalment, including they’re able to supplying medical oxygen to as much as 10,000 sufferers for a day.
France can be sending to India 28 ventilators and their consumables, in addition to 200 electrical syringe pumps.
The ministry mentioned the provides are being despatched in response to the wants expressed by India’s authorities and they’re supposed to not solely to deal with the emergency but in addition to considerably increase capabilities of Indian hospitals to “treat the sick and fight the pandemic”.