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A special cargo for medical aid of 157 ventilators, 480 BiPAPs and other medical supplies arrived from UAE to India today. External Affairs Ministry sources said IAF C-17 has so far airlifted 18 Cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai Airport and landed at Panagarh Air Base in three sorties since April 26th.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar received a call from his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 25th April. The UAE Foreign Minister expressed his solidarity with India. A message of solidarity from UAE to India over COVID-19 situation was conveyed by lighting up of their iconic buildings in Tricolor on 25th of April.