France to supply India with COVID medical aid - Elysee


PARIS (Reuters) - France will supply India with "substantial medical aid" to help the country tackle a huge wave of new coronavirus infections that are overwhelming its hospitals, the Elysee presidential palace said on Monday.

The shipments to India will include oxygen generators, respirators and cryogenic containers and will start next weekend.

(Reporting by Tangi Salaun; Writing by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Chris Reese and Peter Cooney)

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