Medical aid arrives as COVID-19 infections continue to rise in India Bill, Melinda Gates announce divorce
NEW DELHI: Amid the unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases in India, COVID-19 assistance, in form of oxygen concentrators, ventilators, and other medical aid continued to come from countries around the world at the beginning of May, as the infections in the country reached the grim mark of 20 million cases on Tuesday.
A total of seven ISO tankers with 20 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) each arrived from United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Mundra Port in Gujarat today to help augment India’s oxygen availability in the fight against the raging COVID-19 pandemic. The fifth in a series of consignments carrying 545 oxygen concentrators also arrived from the United States on Tuesday.
A shipment of 282 oxygen cylinders, 60 oxygen concentrators, ventilators and other medical supplies from Kuwaiti reached India on Tuesday to help the country fight the second wave of coronavirus. The first batch of 900 oxygen cylinders offered by the British Oxygen Company was airlifted by Indian Air Force (IAF) to India on Monday. The British Oxygen Company has offered 5000 oxygen cylinders to India to help the country in its fight against rapidly spreading second wave of COVID-19.
Prior to this, the UK on Sunday announced that it will be sending additional 1,000 ventilators from the UK’s surplus supply to Indian hospitals as part of its commitment to support India.
WASHINGTON: Bill and Melinda Gates announced in identical tweets on Monday that they were ending their 27-year marriage.
They said they “no longer believe” that they can grow as a couple. The American business magnate and co-founder of Microsoft is the third-richest man in the world. The couple met during a business dinner in 1987, when Melinda Gates was a product manager at Microsoft. The pair then married around seven years later.
The financial details of the separation have not been revealed. Both Gateses have signed on to Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge, promising to donate most of their fortune to charitable causes.
“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” Gates tweeted. “We have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,’’ they said. “We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.’’
What this means for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Despite the end of their marriage, Gates said they would continue to collaborate on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
“We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together.”
The foundation has over $50 billion (€41.4 billion) in assets, according to a tax filing cited by US broadcaster CNBC.
Since its launch in 2000, the charity has focused on global health and development issues as well as education in the US.