• A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to test for Covid-19 in Guwahati, India. AP
    A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to test for Covid-19 in Guwahati, India. AP
  • A health worker at a Covid-19 treatment centre set up by the state government at the Common Wealth Games Village Sports Complex during lockdown restrictions imposed in New Delhi, India. Bloomberg
    A health worker at a Covid-19 treatment centre set up by the state government at the Common Wealth Games Village Sports Complex during lockdown restrictions imposed in New Delhi, India. Bloomberg
  • Misri Devi, 55, receives supplemental oxygen during treatment for the coronavirus at the Kapil Government Hospital, in Neem Ka Thana, Sikar District, Rajasthan, India. Getty
    Misri Devi, 55, receives supplemental oxygen during treatment for the coronavirus at the Kapil Government Hospital, in Neem Ka Thana, Sikar District, Rajasthan, India. Getty
  • People queue for the coronavirus vaccine at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital on the outskirts of Siliguri. AFP
    People queue for the coronavirus vaccine at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital on the outskirts of Siliguri. AFP
  • People queue to buy alcohol after the government of India's West Bengal's state announced a 15-day lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in Siliguri. AFP
    People queue to buy alcohol after the government of India's West Bengal's state announced a 15-day lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in Siliguri. AFP
  • A relative mourns over a coffin with the remains of Soumya Santosh, a native of Idukki who was killed in a rocket attack in Israel during the deadly fire between Palestinian militants in Gaza and the Israel's army, at Kochi International Airport in Kochi, India. AFP
    A relative mourns over a coffin with the remains of Soumya Santosh, a native of Idukki who was killed in a rocket attack in Israel during the deadly fire between Palestinian militants in Gaza and the Israel's army, at Kochi International Airport in Kochi, India. AFP
  • A medical worker treats a patient suspected to be suffering from the coronavirus in the emergency ward at the BDM Government Hospital, in Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India. Getty
    A medical worker treats a patient suspected to be suffering from the coronavirus in the emergency ward at the BDM Government Hospital, in Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India. Getty
  • People queue to buy tickets to return home, at a bus station in Kolkata, after West Bengal's government announced a 15-day lockdown from May 16. AFP
    People queue to buy tickets to return home, at a bus station in Kolkata, after West Bengal's government announced a 15-day lockdown from May 16. AFP
  • A food delivery worker stands inside a deserted shopping arcade. Delhi announced on Sunday that its lockdown would be extended by another week until May 24, reports said. AFP
    A food delivery worker stands inside a deserted shopping arcade. Delhi announced on Sunday that its lockdown would be extended by another week until May 24, reports said. AFP
  • A sign is displayed at a closed market during lockdown in Hyderabad, India. AP
    A sign is displayed at a closed market during lockdown in Hyderabad, India. AP

India Covid-19 crisis: UAE residents ship thousands of vital oxygen machines amid deadly second wave


Anam Rizvi
  • English
  • Arabic

Residents and businesses in the UAE are sending vital oxygen concentrators to desperate families in India.

The country is in the grip of a second wave of Covid-19. India has now recorded more than 24 million cases of the disease, with a death toll of at least 270,000.

Hospitals in India are reeling under the pressure because of limited numbers of beds and a shortage of oxygen supplies.

But residents in the Emirates are sending critically needed oxygen concentrators – which extract oxygen from the air to help Covid-19 patients breathe – to the country.

There were a lot of people who were helpless in this situation

Ashish Panjabi, chief operating officer of Jacky's Electronics, said the company has shipped more than 2,000 units in the past three weeks from its Hong Kong offices, with many ordered by UAE residents.

"There were a lot of people who were helpless in this situation," Mr Panjabi said.

"This was not our regular line of business but we wanted to help ease the situation in India. Our commitment was not to run this as a huge profit-making scheme."

Many oxygen concentrators have been ordered by Indian residents in the UAE for their families in India, while people in the US, Singapore, Philippines and Germany have also placed orders.

"We have a little bit of overheads but the objective is to have people feel a little less helpless," Mr Panjabi said.

  • A worker packs oxygen concentrators, a device that extracts oxygen from the air to help Covid-19 patients breathe, in a warehouse in Hong Kong. Shipments of the machines to India has gone up as people are forced to rely on home care of patients with hospitals turning away patients. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
    A worker packs oxygen concentrators, a device that extracts oxygen from the air to help Covid-19 patients breathe, in a warehouse in Hong Kong. Shipments of the machines to India has gone up as people are forced to rely on home care of patients with hospitals turning away patients. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
  • A worker packs oxygen concentrators in a warehouse in Hong Kong. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
    A worker packs oxygen concentrators in a warehouse in Hong Kong. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
  • A worker in Hong Kong loads stacks of cartons containing oxygen concentrators that are in demand in India as the country fights to provide medical care to Covid-19 patients. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
    A worker in Hong Kong loads stacks of cartons containing oxygen concentrators that are in demand in India as the country fights to provide medical care to Covid-19 patients. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
  • Stocks of oxygen concentrators are being readied for shipment from a warehouse in Hong Kong to homes in India. The life-saving devices are being bought up by Indians to send to family back home as the country struggles to control spiralling Covid-19 deaths. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
    Stocks of oxygen concentrators are being readied for shipment from a warehouse in Hong Kong to homes in India. The life-saving devices are being bought up by Indians to send to family back home as the country struggles to control spiralling Covid-19 deaths. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
  • A worker packs oxygen concentrators in a warehouse in Hong Kong. The device extracts oxygen from the air to help Covid-19 patients breathe. Shipments to India have risen as people are forced to rely on home care of patients with hospitals turning away patients. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
    A worker packs oxygen concentrators in a warehouse in Hong Kong. The device extracts oxygen from the air to help Covid-19 patients breathe. Shipments to India have risen as people are forced to rely on home care of patients with hospitals turning away patients. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
  • Oxygen concentrators in a warehouse of Jacky’s Electronics in Hong Kong. The shipment is being prepared to be dispatched by air to India. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
    Oxygen concentrators in a warehouse of Jacky’s Electronics in Hong Kong. The shipment is being prepared to be dispatched by air to India. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
  • Oxygen concentrators in a warehouse of Jacky’s Electronics in Hong Kong. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
    Oxygen concentrators in a warehouse of Jacky’s Electronics in Hong Kong. Courtesy: Jacky’s Electronics
  • Oxygen concentrators are medical devices that assist people who have a low level of oxygen in their blood.
    Oxygen concentrators are medical devices that assist people who have a low level of oxygen in their blood.
  • Indians in the UAE and across the world are buying these life-saving machines and sending to families back home.
    Indians in the UAE and across the world are buying these life-saving machines and sending to families back home.

He said his company was able to deliver oxygen concentrators within four days to major Indian cities.

Jacky's Electronics, which has outlets in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ajman, is handling online requests for single machines of five-litre capacity for $999 (Dh3,669). This price includes delivery across India.

Umang Bhartia, chief executive at Continental Courier Services, said he was getting up to 200 calls a day from UAE residents. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Umang Bhartia, chief executive at Continental Courier Services, said he was getting up to 200 calls a day from UAE residents. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Another company, Continental Courier Services in Dubai, started a door-to-door delivery service.

It picks up the oxygen concentrator from people's homes anywhere in the UAE and deliver these within five to 10 days to their relatives in India.

Umang Bhartia, chief executive at Continental Courier Services, said he had shipped around 50 units from the UAE to India in the past few weeks.

"Families in the UAE who have relatives who are unwell back home are sending concentrators,"  said Mr Bhartia.

"We never intended to make money out of this and are offering a 20 per cent discount to families sending concentrators.

"The idea was to help people."

A commercial shipment excluding the unit can cost between Dh800 and Dh1,600.

The company takes care of red tape for clients, and Mr Bhartia said some families had sent multiple machines through his courier service.

Delhi and its neighbouring regions, which have been badly hit by the pandemic, are the most popular destinations.

"A week ago, I was getting hundreds of queries from people wanting to sending concentrators but there was a shortage," said Mr Bhartia.

"I would get close to 200 calls a day. At the time I could not do any other work or answer any other calls."

While the shipment can reach homes in major cities in six days, it may take up to 10 days if sending to a location in the interior of India.

The Indian government has exempted personal use oxygen concentrators from taxes when imported, and airlines are giving the shipments priority.

An Indian resident in Dubai, who did not wish to be named, sent four oxygen machines through Continental Courier Services to his family in Delhi and neighbouring Haryana state in the north, and the central city of Bangalore.

"I have family members who are elderly and have medical conditions, so I sent these to help them as there is an acute shortage of oxygen in the country," he said.

DHL is also shipping oxygen concentrators from the UAE to India.

People across the world have stepped up to help India as it battles the Covid-19 pandemic.

The American non-profit Direct Relief sent a FedEx-donated Boeing 777 loaded with 500 oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies to India over the weekend.

While you're here
MATCH INFO

Barcelona 5 (Lenglet 2', Vidal 29', Messi 34', 75', Suarez 77')

Valladolid 1 (Kiko 15')

In numbers: China in Dubai

The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000

Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000

Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent

The Freedom Artist

By Ben Okri (Head of Zeus)

THE BIG THREE

NOVAK DJOKOVIC
19 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 5 (2011, 14, 15, 18, 19)
French Open: 2 (2016, 21)
US Open: 3 (2011, 15, 18)
Australian Open: 9 (2008, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21)
Prize money: $150m

ROGER FEDERER
20 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 8 (2003, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 12, 17)
French Open: 1 (2009)
US Open: 5 (2004, 05, 06, 07, 08)
Australian Open: 6 (2004, 06, 07, 10, 17, 18)
Prize money: $130m

RAFAEL NADAL
20 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 2 (2008, 10)
French Open: 13 (2005, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)
US Open: 4 (2010, 13, 17, 19)
Australian Open: 1 (2009)
Prize money: $125m

The First Monday in May
Director:
Andrew Rossi
Starring: Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, John Paul Gaultier, Rihanna
Three stars

Lexus LX700h specs

Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh590,000

PFA Team of the Year: David de Gea, Kyle Walker, Jan Vertonghen, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Alonso, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero

'Brazen'

Director: Monika Mitchell

Starring: Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, Colleen Wheeler

Rating: 3/5

Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.

“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

RESULTS

6.30pm: Handicap (TB) $68,000 (Dirt) 1,600m
Winner: Hypothetical, Mickael Barzalona (jockey), Salem bin Ghadayer (trainer)
7.05pm: Meydan Sprint – Group 2 (TB) $163,000 (Turf) 1,000m
Winner: Equilateral, Andrea Atzeni, Charles Hills
7.40pm: Curlin Stakes – Listed Handicap (TB) $88,000 (D) 2,200m
Winner: New Trails, Fernando Jara, Ahmad bin Harmash
8.15pm: UAE Oaks – Group 3 (TB) $125,000 (D) 1,900m
Winner: Mnasek, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson
8.50pm: Zabeel Mile – Group 2 (TB) $163,000 (T) 1,600m
Winner: D’bai, William Buick, Charlie Appleby
9.25pm: Balanchine – Group 2 (TB) $163,000 (T) 1,800m
Winner: Summer Romance, James Doyle, Charlie Appleby
10pm: Al Shindagha Sprint – Group 3 (TB) $130,000 (D) 1,200m
Winner: Al Tariq, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson

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Three ways to boost your credit score

Marwan Lutfi says the core fundamentals that drive better payment behaviour and can improve your credit score are:

1. Make sure you make your payments on time;

2. Limit the number of products you borrow on: the more loans and credit cards you have, the more it will affect your credit score;

3. Don't max out all your debts: how much you maximise those credit facilities will have an impact. If you have five credit cards and utilise 90 per cent of that credit, it will negatively affect your score.

Company profile

Company name: Suraasa

Started: 2018

Founders: Rishabh Khanna, Ankit Khanna and Sahil Makker

Based: India, UAE and the UK

Industry: EdTech

Initial investment: More than $200,000 in seed funding

Ammar 808:
Maghreb United

Sofyann Ben Youssef
Glitterbeat 

Biog

Mr Kandhari is legally authorised to conduct marriages in the gurdwara

He has officiated weddings of Sikhs and people of different faiths from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Russia, the US and Canada

Father of two sons, grandfather of six

Plays golf once a week

Enjoys trying new holiday destinations with his wife and family

Walks for an hour every morning

Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Loyola College, Chennai, India

2019 is a milestone because he completes 50 years in business

 

Brief scores:

Newcastle United 1

Perez 23'

Wolverhampton Rovers 2

Jota 17', Doherty 90' 4

Red cards: Yedlin 57'

Man of the Match: Diogo Jota (Wolves)

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UAE rugby in numbers

5 - Year sponsorship deal between Hesco and Jebel Ali Dragons

700 - Dubai Hurricanes had more than 700 playing members last season between their mini and youth, men's and women's teams

Dh600,000 - Dubai Exiles' budget for pitch and court hire next season, for their rugby, netball and cricket teams

Dh1.8m - Dubai Hurricanes' overall budget for next season

Dh2.8m - Dubai Exiles’ overall budget for next season

Rainbow

Kesha

(Kemosabe)

MATCH INFO

Everton 2 (Tosun 9', Doucoure 93')

Rotherham United 1 (Olosunde 56')

Man of the Match Olosunde  (Rotherham)

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The five stages of early child’s play

From Dubai-based clinical psychologist Daniella Salazar:

1. Solitary Play: This is where Infants and toddlers start to play on their own without seeming to notice the people around them. This is the beginning of play.

2. Onlooker play: This occurs where the toddler enjoys watching other people play. There doesn’t necessarily need to be any effort to begin play. They are learning how to imitate behaviours from others. This type of play may also appear in children who are more shy and introverted.

3. Parallel Play: This generally starts when children begin playing side-by-side without any interaction. Even though they aren’t physically interacting they are paying attention to each other. This is the beginning of the desire to be with other children.

4. Associative Play: At around age four or five, children become more interested in each other than in toys and begin to interact more. In this stage children start asking questions and talking about the different activities they are engaging in. They realise they have similar goals in play such as building a tower or playing with cars.

5. Social Play: In this stage children are starting to socialise more. They begin to share ideas and follow certain rules in a game. They slowly learn the definition of teamwork. They get to engage in basic social skills and interests begin to lead social interactions.

The Disaster Artist

Director: James Franco

Starring: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogan

Four stars

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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Profile of Tamatem

Date started: March 2013

Founder: Hussam Hammo

Based: Amman, Jordan

Employees: 55

Funding: $6m

Funders: Wamda Capital, Modern Electronics (part of Al Falaisah Group) and North Base Media

WORLD RECORD FEES FOR GOALKEEPERS

1) Kepa Arrizabalaga, Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea (£72m)

2) Alisson, Roma to Liverpool (£67m)

3) Ederson, Benfica to Manchester City (£35m)

4) Gianluigi Buffon, Parma to Juventus (£33m)

5) Angelo Peruzzi, Inter Milan to Lazio (£15.7m

RESULTS

5pm: Rated Conditions (PA) Dh85,000 (Turf) 1,600m
Winner: AF Mouthirah, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)

5.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,400m
Winner: AF Alajaj, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 1,400m
Winner: Hawafez, Connor Beasley, Abubakar Daud

6.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m
Winner: Tair, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel

7pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m
Winner: Wakeel W’Rsan, Richard Mullen, Jaci Wickham

7.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh100,000 (T) 2,400m
Winner: Son Of Normandy, Fernando Jara, Ahmad bin Harmash

Election pledges on migration

CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections" 

SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom" 

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