In a bid to boost Indian fighting corona virus cases, France has announced that it will donate high end –ventillators and test kits to India. It will delivered on Tuesday, a day before 5 Rafale jets (also made by France) will land in India.

A French aircraft will fly with equipment and personnel on Tuesday. The Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft is equipped with a “Morpheus” kit that enables the transport of critically ill patients. India will receive 120 ventilators and 50,000 test kits to counter the Covid-19 epidemic

French specialists are also being sent to India for inter-hospital transfer by military methods. France gained specialists in this field because it made many transfers between hospitals.

The French medical aid package includes 50 Osiris-3 ventilators, which can be used easily and portable, and portable, and 70 Yuwell 830 ventilators with “bilevel positive airway pressure” (BiPAP mode), which are non-invasive hospital ventilators for mild Covid- 19 patients.

Osiris ventilators are very useful for emergency transport, intra-hospital transfer, and recovery, and have various modes including non-invasive ventilation.

Yuwell 830 ventilators use BiPAP to supply oxygen to the lungs without intubation.

The French government will also donate 50,000 high-quality serological IgG / IgM test kits and 50,000 nasal and throat swabs and means of medical transport.

Earlier this year, India has also supported France with medical supplies.

In a letter written on 24^th July, President Emmanuel Macron thanked PM Narendra Modi for India’s support for France with medical supplies.

Emmanuel Macron: “When France was going through a critical phase of this public health crisis earlier this spring, India was by our side. It played a very important role in relation to medicines. I would like to thank you once again for authorizing the export of medicines required to treat critically ill patients. This gesture reflects the extraordinary nature of the partnership between our two countries.

He continued, “India is going through a difficult period of crisis. In these painful times for your nation, I gave France the desire to stand fully on your side. To this end, I directed that we are able to respond to the needs identified by your administration which is exceptional in its scope and modalities.

“I believe that it is during tough times that historic ties are forged and strengthened between nations.”

French companies have contributed more than six million euros to India’s National Relief Fund as part of their Covid-19 crisis response. Many companies have also supplied essential medical equipment and others are providing support to weaker sections of the society.