Washington: The US has agreed to buy ventilators, medical supplies and other necessary items for personal protection from Russia for treatment of Kovid-19 patients. A top official gave this information. This step has been taken when the country is fighting a war against this epidemic. The White House has warned that two lakh people may die from this infectious disease during the next fortnight. US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on March 30, after which it was decided to buy goods from Russia.
Meanwhile, a Russian military aircraft arrived in America with medical supplies. According to pictures and videos posted on the Twitter page of Russia's mission to the United Nations, Antonov-124 landed at JFK Airport in New York. including ventilators and personal medical defense equipment, from Russia, which in New York City It was handed over to FEMA on April 1.
He said that both the countries have also helped each other in times of crisis in the past and there is no doubt that they will do the same in the future. Ortagus said, 'The G20 countries agreed last week to work together in the fight against the coronavirus and we are working closely with these countries and others to ensure that the needy people get the necessary medical supplies. '
There is a shortage of ventilators in US hospitals. Some medical device manufacturers agreed to increase supplies but Kovid-19 patients often need ventilators. There is concern that it is not possible to make these devices very soon. According to Johns Hopkins University data, 9,32,605 cases of infection have been reported in more than 175 countries and 16,809 people have died so far. America has the highest number of 213,372 cases in the world and more than 5,000 people have lost their lives there.
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