"Working Overtime" To Supply 25,000 Oxygen Concentrators To India: China

It was reported this week that China's state-run Sichuan Airlines had suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days

China on Wednesday said its medical suppliers were working "overtime" to supply 25,000 oxygen concentrators ordered by traders from Covid-hit India amid crippling shortages of hospital beds, essential drugs and the live-saving gas. Chinese medical suppliers are working overtime on orders from India, at least 25000 orders for oxygen concentrators in recent days. Cargo planes are under plan for medical supplies. Chinese customs will facilitate relevant process. "Chinese medical suppliers are working overtime on orders from India, at least 25000 orders for oxygen concentrators in recent days. Cargo planes are under plan for medical supplies. Chinese customs will facilitate relevant process," Sun Weidong, China's Ambassador to India, tweeted. It was reported this week that China's state-run Sichuan Airlines had suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, causing major disruption to private traders' efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies.  The tweet came a day after the United States President Joe Biden said the country was sending a whole series of help that India needed for its battle against the pandemic."We are sending immediately a whole series of help that he needs, including providing for those Remdesivir and other drugs that are able to deal with this," Joe Biden told reporters at a White House news conference on Tuesday.