NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force on Saturday picked up four oxygen containers from Singapore to address the acute shortage of medical oxygen at home amid a huge spike in cases of covid-19 in India.
“We stand with India in its fight against Covid-19. Through a bilateral and multi-agency effort, an @IAF_MCC transport plane picked up 4 cryogenic oxygen containers at @ChangiAirport in Singapore this morning.@PMOIndia @MEAIndia @SpokespersonMoD @IndiainSingapore,” said a Twitter post by the Singapore High Commission in India.
The city state is among the countries India approached for quick airlifting of containers to rush oxygen to thousands of patients admitted in hospitals across the country, including the Indian capital.
