A plane which will bring oxygen, PPE, and medical supplies from Ireland to India has landed at Dublin Airport.
Ireland is to donate 700 oxygen concentrators to India as part of efforts to assist with the devastating Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
India reported more than 350,000 confirmed cases in 24 hours on Monday, with hospitals in crisis, turning away patients due to a lack of oxygen and bed capacity.
It was the fifth day in a row that cases had hit a record peak, prompting pledges of aid from the US, the European Union and the UK.
Ireland is to send 700 oxygen concentrators - a device that draws oxygen from the air and delivers it to patients - as part of its emergency material donation.
The Volga-Dnepr plane will load up and depart for Dehli at 8am tomorrow morning, according to the Airport on Twitter.
They wrote: "A @volgadneprgroup Ilyushin IL-76 arriving into @DublinAirport this evening. It will depart for @DelhiAirport at 08:00 tomorrow with a cargo of oxygen, PPE, and other medical supplies from the Irish state."
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