The country of 1.3 billion reported 3,689 coronavirus deaths on Sunday another grim daily record, with nearly 400,000 new cases of Covid-19 registered across India. Sometimes (they are dying) in their cars,” said Germany’s ambassador to India, Walter J. Lindner, as 120 ventilators arrived late Saturday. The United States, Russia and Britain sent emergency supplies including oxygen generators, face masks and vaccines. Aid from France reached India on Sunday, including eight oxygen generator plants and 28 ventilators, adding to the ventilators from Germany that arrived the previous night. The UK, which has already sent 495 oxygen concentrators and 200 ventilators, said it was sending an further 1,000 oxygen ventilators.

Source: The Guardian May 02, 2021 20:21 UTC