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[beijingwalker]

SpiceXpress airlifts 2,450 oxygen concentrators from China to India
Our Bureau Mumbai | Updated on May 04, 2021

SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of SpiceJet, said that it airlifted 2,450 oxygen concentrators from Nanjing, China, and Hong Kong to Kolkata and New Delhi on Tuesday. The airline has airlifted more than 6,850 oxygen concentrators from the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore and China so far in the last two weeks.

SpiceHealth and other organisations have ordered the oxygen concentrators arriving today. SpiceHealth, a healthcare company launched by the promoters of SpiceJet, has been working actively with State governments and hospitals across the country to address the acute shortage of oxygen. This is the third big consignment of oxygen concentrators ordered and delivered to SpiceHealth, the company said in a statement.

The airline used its B737 freighter aircraft to airlift the concentrators from Hong Kong. The aircraft landed in Delhi at 5 am today. SpiceXpress uses its wide-body aircraft to airlift oxygen concentrators from Nanjing, which will land in Delhi this evening.

Since its launch in November 2020, SpiceHealth has conducted more than 2.2 million RT-PCR tests and has expanded operations across fives states - Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Kerala and Uttarakhand.

SpiceXpress had on April 24 airlifted 800 oxygen concentrators, followed by another consignment of 1,000 oxygen concentrators on April 28 from Hong Kong to Delhi for SpiceHealth for emergency use and distribution across India.

SpiceJet has transported more than 1.6 lakh tonnes of cargo since March 25, 2020. In addition, the airline has transported a record 88,802 kg of Covid vaccine shipment with a total dosage of 34 million Covid vaccines between January 12 and April 12, 2021.

SpiceXpress airlifts 2,450 oxygen concentrators from China to India

In the last two weeks, it had airlifted over 6,850 oxygen concentrators from across the globe.

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[Akatosh]

Each one of them were paid for by various Indian companies.

 

[vi-va]

Each one of them were paid for by various Indian companies.

What you just said is the very reason no neighbors like India.
You think your money can buy anything during this critical moment?
China did NOT blackmail India, that's humanitarian.

 

[UKBengali]

What you just said is the very reason no neighbors like India.
You think your money can buy anything during this critical moment?
China did NOT blackmail India, that's humanitarian.

Yes only China has the huge production capacity to supply in these volumes at such short notice.

It is a bit like Indians are saying you should not thank a Police Officer who saves you from a home invader as you "paid" for him through your taxes.

Some people make no sense at times.

 

[beijingwalker]

US has a lot of money, but during the outbreak, before China's PPEs arrived, US docotors had to wear trash bags.

 

[CONNAN]

India is evidently still far away from reaching herd immunity and our vaccination drive just started and running low on supply. we should have accelerate the vaccination drive while the case counts are low. But we choose to export brilliant idea by our great leader . we should come to our senses and it is an unrealistic target that a single country can produce enough vaccine to protect the world during a super pandemic domestic self-interest should always come first in that way you keep you house from burning before saving your neighbor. Overwhelmed by new cases, Indian hospitals cannot cope with the demand, and patients in many cities have been abandoned to die

Also everyone is not taking into account about a serious factor is Infections of healthcare staff can happen easily in a situation when staff are overwhelmed by large numbers of patients. This could lead to a reduced and exhausted workforce. Safety for healthcare workers should be a top priority in every healthcare facility since they are the first line of defense in the pandemic. if they fall we are fked

Nobody quite took notice because our brilliant leader declared the we have herd immunity and we are invincible . Official arrogance, populism / Bakths and an ample dose of bureaucratic incompetence have combined to create this crisis We should learn not to declare victory over the virus prematurely and it should put a lid on triumphalism hope the leaders and people learn their lesson and use some common sense over hyper nationalism.

The leaders who made the decisions that got the country here may get the virus, but they will have access to the oxygen and medicine they need. The people who will suffer most are those who have traditionally suffered , the poor and working class who followed the examples set by idiot politicians across the country

PS: Entire families are getting infected and still some people are not taking the COVID19 seriously . Please protect yourself and your family and follow the instructions seriously.

 

[PakSword]

I think they should get vaccinated. What's wrong in asking for it when they are doing their job to serve the nation?

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

I think they should get vaccinated. What's wrong in asking for it when they are doing their job to serve the nation?

Somebody's plan to malign India will backfire. Why this half-baked ideas?

- PRTP GWD

 

[PakSword]

Somebody's plan to malign India will backfire. Why this half-baked ideas?

- PRTP GWD

I don't think they are trying to malign India. It will take few hours for your whole Air India crew to be vaccinated. They carry passengers, while a test might be required to board a plane, Canada found as many as 40 passengers in just one flight from India. Their concern is legit. I think Indian government should start trusting its citizens.