Chinanews, April 28. According to Russian satellite network reports, on the 28th local time, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Russia plans to send a "large batch" of medical supplies to India to help India fight the new crown virus.
Recently, the new crown epidemic in India has deteriorated sharply.
As of April 27, the country's new confirmed cases of new crowns in a single day have exceeded 300,000 for six consecutive days, and the cumulative death toll has exceeded 200,000 on April 28.
Due to the rapid increase in the number of patients, medical resources such as intensive care beds, oxygen, and medicines are in urgent need in many parts of India.
Data map: The first new crown vaccine "Satellite V" registered in Russia.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Xiujun
According to reports, the news published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: "The leaders of the Russian Federation decided to use the emergency flights of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations to send a large number of aid materials to India, including oxygen generators, ventilators, anti-coronavirus drugs and other Medical equipment and medicines needed."
Regarding the delivery time, the message stated that it was "planned to ship in the near future."
According to previous reports, Dmitriev, president of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which is responsible for the global sales of Russia’s “satellite V” new crown vaccine, told the media on April 26 that the first batch of “satellite V” new crown vaccine will be available on May 1. The Japanese arrived in India, and he hoped that Russia’s support would help India to get out of the epidemic as soon as possible.
Günzburg, director of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of Russia and Malya, who is responsible for the development of this vaccine, also said that the "satellite V" vaccine is effective against the new coronavirus variants found in India.