- The virus is invisible and ruthless. All countries are in the same boat, and can only defeat the pandemic through solidarity! H.E. Sun Weidong, Chinese Ambassador to India
India’s closest neighbour China has come forward for a noble cause to help Indian citizens during the ongoing pandemic. Consul General of china in Mumbai has organised ventilators and Oxygen concentrators. A batch of oxygen concentrators and ventilators donated by the Fosun Fund has arrived in Mumbai.
Over one hundred concentrators and ventilators would be handed over to Mumbai Red Cross and India-China Friendship Association. Representatives of Fosun Mumbai Branch and Mumbai Red Cross were present on the arrival of consignment.
His Excellency Tang Guocai Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Mumbai will hold a joint donation ceremony with the President of Mumbai Red Cross and President of ICFA. The event will be held virtually on June 11th, 2021, Friday at 12.00 noon.
China CG and President of Mumbai Red Cross and President of India-China Friendship Association (ICFA) will hold a virtual donation ceremony at 12:00 on Friday this week.
It may be noted that since April China has provided more than 5,000 ventilators, more than 21,000 oxygen generators, more than 21.48 million face masks, and some 3,800 tons of medicine.
Ventilator oxygen concentrator consignments in Mumbai
Fosun is among many Chinese companies racing against time to produce and provide medical supplies urgently needed by pandemic-hit India.
His Excellency Sun Weidong, Chinese Ambassador to India in a speech to the Confederation of Young Leaders and Students and Faculty from Indian Universities on Tuesday said “Let me assure you that, when India fought the pandemic, China was not absent or sat back apathetically. As a brutal second wave of the pandemic hit India, China was one of the first countries to offer help, reflecting Beijing’s goodwill towards India.
Sun added “China exported more than one lakh oxygen concentrators, 8,000 ventilators, 90,000 thermometers and over 10 crore masks to India just during the first half of May. Recently, the Chinese side approved more than 10 Indian chartered cargo flights for June. Chinese workers worked overtime during the May Day holiday and completed three batches of medical equipment which were airlifted to Calcutta (Kolkata). Most of the goods have been sent to hospitals, local governments and relief agencies in more than 10 states in India,” Sun said.
Noting that the destiny of mankind “is more closely linked than ever,” Sun said “China-India cooperation on fighting the covid-19 pandemic is such an example.” He recalled a letter sent by Chinese president Xi Jinping to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the start of the second wave in India and the interaction between Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
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