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Coronavirus: EU Civil Protection Mechanism continues to channel further assistance to India

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As India faces a major increase in coronavirus cases, the EU is channelling further support via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Already on Tuesday (27 April), the European Union announced initial offers of support made by Ireland, Belgium, Romania, Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden. The Commission is announcing further support packages from France, Italy, Austria and Finland, as well as additional supplies from Ireland via the Mechanism. France is sending eight oxygen generators, each of which can make an Indian hospital autonomous in oxygen supply for approximately 10 years; liquid oxygen and 28 ventilators. Italy is offering an oxygen generating plant model as well as 20 ventilators. Ireland has made an additional offer of 550 oxygen concentrators and 60 ventilators. Finland will send 318 oxygen cylinders. Austria is providing 5,521 vials of antiviral medication Remdesivir, 238 oxygen cylinders and 1,900 oxygen cannulas.

“We are working around the clock to channel EU assistance to India. It is in everyone's interest to support efforts at tackling the latest outbreak in the country. I thank France, Italy, Austria, Finland and Ireland for their latest offers of assistance. EU solidarity is fully in action,” said Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič. The Commission co-finances the transport of these deliveries and co-ordinates the logistics via the EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre.

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