NEW DELHI, May 10 (NNN-PTI) – Anti-pandemic supplies, including 100 oxygen concentrators and 40 ventilators, donated by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) arrived in India yesterday, Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, said in a tweet.
The shipment by a Chinese cargo flight from China’s south-western city of Chengdu, was the first batch of supplies, donated by the RCSC to India.
Sun also said, the RCSC has also decided to provide one million U.S. dollars in cash, in assistance to the Indian Red Cross Society, through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to help India fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Nothing in the world is more precious than people’s lives. The rights to subsistence and development are the basic human rights of paramount importance,” Sun said. “Actions of RCSC shine the humanitarian spirit and highlight the purpose of dedication and protection of human life.”
India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 22-million mark yesterday, reaching 22,296,414, with 403,738 new confirmed cases registered, in the past 24 hours, and the death toll rose to 242,362, including 4,092 new deaths, the Indian health ministry reported.– NNN-PTI
