The donation brought by two Russian transport planes included 20 oxygen production units, 75 lung ventilators, 150 medical monitors and 200,000 packs of medicine, The Hindu digital newspaper reported.

The shipment followed a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Wednesday.

The two leaders decided to improve contacts and institute a ‘2+2’ format talks between the foreign minister and the defense minister.

Meanwhile, Modi thanked Putin for helping India. Both nations are debating increased production of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.

India reported this Thursday highest 379,257 Covid-19 cases and 3,645 death in 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

So far, the country accumulates 18,376,524 contagions and 204,832 deaths from this disease.

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