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Russia

Russia & India denounce Covid-19 ‘vaccine discrimination & politicization,’ as Lavrov teases ditching US dollar in mutual trade

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021By Editor

Russia and India have demonstrated “exemplary” cooperation during the Covid-19 pandemic and will resist any attempts to discriminate against certain vaccines and types of international travelers, their top diplomats have claimed. … Read More >Russia & India denounce Covid-19 ‘vaccine discrimination & politicization,’ as Lavrov teases ditching US dollar in mutual trade

World

‘Catastrophic’: Tunisia’s health system has ‘collapsed’ amid Covid-19 outbreak, bed, and oxygen shortages – ministry

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

The Tunisian health system has collapsed under the pressure of Covid-19, the country’s health ministry has said, with overwhelmed hospitals struggling to provide care amid a chronic shortage of beds and oxygen. … Read More >‘Catastrophic’: Tunisia’s health system has ‘collapsed’ amid Covid-19 outbreak, bed, and oxygen shortages – ministry

India’s top court gives govt till Thursday morning to provide plan on supplying Delhi hospitals with oxygen amid shortages

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

India’s highest court has set a strict deadline for officials to devise a plan for solving the medical oxygen crisis in the capital. A lower court had previously threatened to charge the government with contempt. … Read More >India’s top court gives govt till Thursday morning to provide plan on supplying Delhi hospitals with oxygen amid shortages

Iraq’s health minister resigns in wake of devastating hospital fire caused by exploding oxygen tank

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Iraqi health minister Hassan al-Tamimi has formally resigned from the government over a deadly fire that took the lives of 82 people after an oxygen tank exploded at a Baghdad hospital that was treating Covid patients. … Read More >Iraq’s health minister resigns in wake of devastating hospital fire caused by exploding oxygen tank

Grim milestone: India’s Covid-19 cases surpass 20 million as country suffers from medical oxygen shortages

Posted on May 5, 2021May 5, 2021By Editor

India has become the second nation after the US to record more than 20 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. The opposition in the country has called for a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the virus. … Read More >Grim milestone: India’s Covid-19 cases surpass 20 million as country suffers from medical oxygen shortages

‘Longstanding and time-tested partner’: India thanks Russia after Moscow sends 22 tons of supplies to country in Covid-19 crisis

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021By Editor

With India facing an unprecedented number of Covid-19 cases, Russia has sent its important BRICS partner two planes full of medical supplies, including much-needed ventilators and doses of the antiviral drug Favipiravir. … Read More >‘Longstanding and time-tested partner’: India thanks Russia after Moscow sends 22 tons of supplies to country in Covid-19 crisis

Hit by massive Covid-19 wave, India seeks oxygen & antivirals from EU, with aid expected soon

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

New Delhi has reached out to the EU, seeking medical oxygen and antiviral drugs to fight its ongoing surge in coronavirus cases. The EU Commission said the aid is expected to become available shortly. … Read More >Hit by massive Covid-19 wave, India seeks oxygen & antivirals from EU, with aid expected soon

Oxygen leak kills 22 at Indian hospital as country battles short supplies amid record surge in Covid-19 cases

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

At least 22 people have died at a hospital in India’s western Maharashtra state after an oxygen leak caused a serious disruption to patient supplies, the region’s health minister has said. … Read More >Oxygen leak kills 22 at Indian hospital as country battles short supplies amid record surge in Covid-19 cases