PIB News Update: Government of India has been receiving international cooperation of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27th April 2021 from different countries/organisations. These are being promptly dispatched/delivered to the States and UTs.
Cumulatively, 18,040 Oxygen Concentrators; 19,085 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 15,256 ventilators/ BiPAP; ~7.7L Remdesivir vials, ~12L Favipiravir tablets delivered/ dispatched through road and air, from 27th April 2021 to 28th May 2021.
Major consignments received on 26/28th May 2021 from Turkey, Indian Business Association (Taiwan), Roche (Switzerland) and Eli Lily
| Consignments | Quantity |
| Oxygen Concentrators | 20 |
| Oxygen Concentrator Plants | 5 |
| Oxygen Cylinders | 680 |
| Tocilizumab | 50,000 |
| Baricitinib | 20,000 |
| Ventilators/Bi-PAP/CPAP | 50 |
*Please note: this includes 680 Oxygen cylinders received from Turkey, which have some compliance issue, hence withheld at warehouse.
Effective immediate allocation, and streamlined delivery to the recipient states/UTs and institutions is an ongoing exercise.
The Union Health Ministry is comprehensively monitoring this on a regular basis. A dedicated Coordination Cell has been created in the Union Health Ministry to coordinate the receipt and allocation of foreign COVID relief material as international cooperation in the form of grants, aid and donations. This Cell started functioning from 26th April 2021. A Standard Operating Procedure has been framed and implemented by the Health Ministry since 2nd May, 2021.