Jakarta – Indonesia received vaccines, oxygen cylinders, and medical devices from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore on Friday to assist deal with the current spike in COVID-19 cases in the nation, an official mentioned.
The help from UAE, which showed up in Indonesia early on Friday, consisted of 250 thousand Sinopharm vaccines, 450 units of 40- liter oxygen cylinders, and 150 portable oxygen concentrators, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry stated in a composed statement on Friday.
In addition, the UAE likewise sent out 20 lots of medical safety gear, consisting of personal protective devices, face masks, and gloves to Indonesia.
On Wednesday (July 14, 2021), Indonesia got 250 units of 50- liter oxygen cylinders, two ISO tanks, 570 oxygen concentrators, 600 nasal cannula, and 600 bubble humidifiers from Singapore.
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The support was the second of its kind dispatched by Singapore to Indonesia in the previous week.
On July 9, 2021, Singapore had actually sent out 200 ventilators, 256 units of 50- liter oxygen cylinders, and other health equipment to Indonesia.
The Indonesian government, through the Foreign Ministry, thanked the UAE and Singapore for the support amidst a surge in COVID-19 infections in the nation due to the spread of the extremely transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Indonesia reported 56,757 fresh COVID-19 cases as of July 15, 2021, bringing the total tally to 2,726,803 The total number of deaths due to the infection reached 70,192
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