India handed over 300 oxygen concentrators to support Thailand in combatting Covid-19 pandemic, reflecting the cordial and long-standing ties between two countries and mutual determination to mitigate the impact.

On 10 September 2021, His Excellency Mr. Sathit Pitutecha, Deputy Minister of Public Health, presided over the handover ceremony of 300 units of oxygen concentrators given by the Government of India at the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health. The ceremony was attended by Her Excellency Mrs. Suchitra Durai, Ambassador of India to Thailand, and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Royal Thai Navy.

The support from the Government of India reflects the cordial and long-standing ties between Thailand and India which will mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2022, and also reflects mutual determination to work together in order to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand, as well as the Royal Thai Government, have donated oxygen cylinders and concentrators to India.

The oxygen concentrators will be dispatched to Bussarakum Field Hospital and the public health service centres in Bangkok and surrounding provinces including those administering the COVID-19 patients under Home Isolation and Community Isolation.