How Countries, Including Pakistan & UK, Are Helping India Fight Deadly COVID-19 Surge

The second wave of COVID is wreaking havoc in India with grim milestones being crossed everyday. The devastating reports and gut-wrenching images emerging from overrun hospitals and cremation sites speak volumes about the crisis the country is going through.

The country of 1.3 billion is now the global epicenter of the pandemic.

In this time of suffering, several countries from across the world are responding to the humanitarian crisis. Not just the expression of solidarity, countries, including Pakistan, are sending the much-needed medical equipment, oxygen, among other things.

Pakistan

The Pakistani government is sending ventilators, PPEs, and other relief material to India.

¡°As a gesture of solidarity with the people of India in the wake of the current wave of COVID-19, Pakistan has offered to provide relief support to India including ventilators, Bi PAP, digital X ray machines, PPEs, and related items,¡± a government spokesperson said in an April 25 statement.

Pakistan's #EdhiFoundation - built by the great Abdul Sattar Edhi - writes to Indian PM with offer to send fleet of 50 ambulances to help fight #COVID19India pic.twitter.com/bj5xfeK0l0

¡ª Rezaul Hasan Laskar (@Rezhasan) April 23, 2021

Social welfare organisation Edhi Foundation has expressed to send a fleet of 50 ambulances manned by Pakistani health professionals to help in India¡¯s pandemic response.

They are awaiting clearance from the Modi government.

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi government sent 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen on April 24 via the Indian-owned shipping companies Adani Group and Linde.

Thank you @IndianEmbRiyadh. Indeed, actions speak louder than words. We are on an urgent mission to secure oxygen supplies from across the world. This first shipment of 4 ISO cryogenic tanks with 80 tons of liquid oxygen is now on its way from Dammam to Mundra. (1/3) https://t.co/BLZ0SbQ499 pic.twitter.com/lFKnx0hIhX

¡ª Gautam Adani (@gautam_adani) April 24, 2021

Germany

Germany sent 23 mobile oxygen generation plants for use in military units tending to Covid-19 patients. They are expected to arrive this week.

Singapore

The Indian Air Force picked up four cryogenic oxygen tanks donated by Singapore on April 24.

Singapore sends oxygen tanks to India

UK

The UK rushed 140 ventilators and 495 oxygen generators to Delhi, according to the Guardian.

Prime minister Boris Johnson said that he¡¯s ¡°determined to make sure that the UK does everything it can to support the international community in the global fight against pandemic.¡±