Covid-19: Indian Air Force ferries 11,000 oxygen concentrators, 2,950 ventilators
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The Indian Air Force has ferried over 11,000 oxygen concentrators and 2,950 ventilators received from overseas to different parts of the country as part of Covid-19 relief operations.
To boost fight against Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday said it ferried over 11,000 oxygen concentrators and 2,950 ventilators to different states within hours. The consignments of medical equipment were received from abroad. The IAF said the Covid Air Support Management Cell, set up at the Palam Air Base in Delhi, was working extensively to route the aid received from foreign countries. It facilitated the distribution of ventilators received from abroad to different states along with airlifting of 6.72 tonnes of other medical air provided by different countries. The IAF has flown more than 8.5 lakh miles to ferry 7,000 oxygen containers and tankers as part of the relief efforts.More Related News