Ministers pledge vital oxygen equipment for desperate India as Covid death toll soars
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mirror.co.ukMinisters have pledged vital oxygen equipment for desperate Indians today as the country's Covid death toll passes 200,000 and it reels from a devastating surge in infections.
The UK will send three oxygen production machines from Northern Ireland which each produce 500 litres of oxygen a minute, enough for 50 people to use at a time.
India today recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic yet, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff left its population vulnerable to a record number of new infections.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Covid wave in India was "harrowing" and the Government would continue to provide support.
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