: As Centre claims swift distribution of Covid-19 foreign aid to states, hospitals await supplies #IndiaNEWS A day after the Centre said it had dispatched Covid-19 relief supplies donated by other countries

As Centre claims swift distribution of Covid-19 foreign aid to states, hospitals await supplies #IndiaNEWS
A day after the Centre said it had dispatched Covid-19 relief supplies donated by other countries to states and medical institutions across India, some hospitals identified as the recipients told The Print they were yet to receive the supplies. On May 3, Scroll.in was the first to report that 300 tonnes of foreign assistance had arrived at Delhi airport since April 28, but states were yet to hear about their share in it. The next day, the Central government said the materials had been dispatched to 31 states and Union Territories. “All possible attempts have been made to distribute them immediately,??? the statement released by the Union health ministry said.Interviews of state officials, however, revealed that the distribution process began as late as May 3 evening, more than a week after the first batch of emergency Covid-19 assistance arrived in India.In its statement, the Union health ministry listed 38 medical institutions, including 33 hospitals run by the Central government and five public sector undertakings, as the recipients of foreign aid. It said these institutions in 31 states were sent “24 different categories of items numbering nearly 40 lakhs???, including oxygen concentrators, cylinders and generation plants; ventilators and BiPAP machines; drugs, masks and personal protective equipment, among others.However, some of the...Read more

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