Amazon Transports Medical Equipment to Indian Hospitals Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Amazon has joined fingers with ACT Grants, Temasek Foundation, Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR), and different companions to offer over 8,000 oxygen concentrators and 500 BiPAP machines to hospitals in India, the corporate has introduced. The medical tools, which is being airlifted from Singapore, shall be donated to hospitals and public establishments to extend their capability to assist sufferers contaminated with COVID-19. Apart from the transportation, Amazon India stated that can even procure over 1,500 oxygen concentrators underneath its Mission Vayu. India final recorded over 300,000 COVID-19 circumstances in a day, which is the best on the planet.

As per a blog post by Amazon, it’s partnering with a number of non-profit organisations like Swasth, Concern India, ACT Grants, and Sattva Consulting to urgently get the required medical tools in India. The firm stated that it’s going to bear the price of airlifting oxygen concentrators and BiPAP machines from Singapore by means of Air India and different worldwide carriers. After getting them to India, the machines shall be transported to recognized hospitals and establishments. The firm says {that a} majority of the delivery is predicted to be accomplished by April 30.

“We stand firmly with the country, deploying our global logistics network to urgently airlift the needed oxygen concentrators to support the nation’s immediate need,” stated Amit Agarwal, Global SVP and Country Head, Amazon India. Additionally, Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services stated in a tweet that Amazon groups are utilizing their world and India-wide operations community to move medical provides and that “more help is on the way”.

The information comes a day after expertise giants like Google and Microsoft introduced that they are going to be serving to with COVID-19 aid efforts in India. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadela stated the corporate will use its sources and expertise to help aid efforts. Google CEO Sundar Pichai apprised about offering help of Rs. 135 crore to Give India and UNICEF for medical provides, and different organisations supporting communities. Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin has additionally donated Rs. 4.5 crores for COVID-19 aid in India. While Xiaomi introduced that it’s going to donate Rs. 3 crore for oxygen cylinders, OnePlus stated it would assist amplify COVID-19 emergencies by means of its social media attain.


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