Covid-19: US hands over first batch of 100 ventilators to India
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Tuesday handed over the first tranche of 100 ventilators to India to assist in the country's fight
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Tuesday handed over the first tranche of 100 ventilators to India to assist in the country's fight against Covid-19, the Indian Red Cross Society said.
President Donald Trump had announced in May that the US will donate ventilators to India to treat Covid-19 patients and help it fight the "invisible enemy".
The Indian Red Cross said it extends its heartfelt thanks to the US government for gifting the state-of-the-art ventilators to assist India's fight against Covid-19.
This life-saving resource will benefit critically ill patients immensely during this pandemic, the IRCS said.
The first tranche of ventilators to support India in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the country on Monday, the USAID said.
An American official had said last month that the US government is planning to "donate" 200 ventilators to India as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.