Armed Forces Put Up Strong Defence Against Pandemic India is acting on a war-footing with proper coordination among all the wings of the defence forces and support of people while fighting the ‘biggest invisible war’ in the last several decades against COVID-19, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. An IAF IL-76 aircraft delivering essential medical supplies and commodities in the North Eastern region as part of IAF’s efforts to support fight against coronavirus.
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orld over, the armed forces are engaged in an unprecedented battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. In India also various wings of defence ministry are contributing their
expertise, manpower and equipment to the cause. For instance, quarantine facilities at places such as Mumbai, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Hindon, Manesar and Chennai were set up during the early phases itself. More
were added to the list as the situation evolved. Even during early April, the total number of dedicated Army Hospitals to COVID-19 Patients was 13. Additional facilities and hospital beds were made available over
An IAF C-130J aircraft airlifting the team of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Rapid Response from Kuwait along with a six-year old girl suffering from cancer, requiring immediate emergency surgery accompanied by her father on 25 Apr 20.
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the next few weeks. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praised the security personnel in the fight against COVID-19. He held the first review meeting on March 26 with senior officials of Ministry on
