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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus virus, as vital medical supplies begin to arrive in India.
The ministry of external affairs spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi, said 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators had arrived early this morning from the UK.
