VASCO
Prashant Joshi, Hon. Consul General for the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, said medical supplies have been sent from Korea to India in the fight against Covid.
Joshi informed reporters in Vasco that three more special flights containing 100 portable oxygen concentrators, 10 ventilators, 100 negative pressure carriers and 10,000 antigen detection kits (for 250,000 tests) had been arriving in the country.
"These medical supplies will be donated to the Indian Red Cross Society for further distribution to hospitals and healthcare centres in the country.
It may be recalled that the Korean government had earlier sent two planes loads of medical supplies consisting of 230 oxygen concentrators, 200 oxygen cylinders and 100 negative pressure carriers.
“Korea stands side by side with India in this hour of turmoil and will continue to extend its helping hand in fighting the menace of Covid in the country. In the coming days, more medical supplies will arrive from Korea," said Joshi.
Meanwhile, when asked if these medical supplies handed over to the India Red Cross would be sent to Goa, the Indian Red Cross Mormugao Unit President Fiola Rego said the Goa unit of the Red Cross had not yet received the medical equipment as yet.
"We are aware that many countries and organisations have supported the Indian Red Cross and medical equipment like oxygen concentrators, oxygen cylinders, etc. are coming from different countries to India.”
“We are hopeful that some of these medical equipment will also be sent to IRCS Goa Branch, after which we can utiliee the equipment and put them to good use to help people in such crucial pandemic times," said Rego.
