Global support continues to pour in as India is reeling under the second wave of COVID-19. The country reported a record high of over 3.6 lakh cases with 3,293 people dying in the last 24 hours.
Here’s how the world is helping India in its fight against the coronavirus.
United States
The United States is sending a “whole series” of help to India and has an intention to send COVID-19 vaccines to the country, said US President Joe Biden.
Biden also noted that India helped the United States when the latter was in a “bind” at the very beginning of the pandemic. “I spoke at length with PM Modi, we are sending immediately a whole series of help that it (India) needs including providing Remdesivir and other drugs that can deal with disease and help recovery,” Biden said.
Singapore
Minister Maliki Osman flagged off 2 of the Singapore Air Force’s C-130s, arriving in India today with 256 Oxygen cylinders: Singapore’s diplomatic missions in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai
Last yr, 🇮🇳 helped the world and 🇸🇬 by exporting essential medicines & supplies. Now, we stand with 🇮🇳 as you fight Covid. 🇸🇬 Minister Maliki Osman flagged off 2 of @TheRSAF’s C-130s, arriving in 🇮🇳 today with 256 O2 cylinders to support last mile O2 delivery. #SingaporeWithIndia pic.twitter.com/l64yZ24djc
— Singapore in India (@SGinIndia) April 28, 2021
Canada
Karina Gould, Canada’s Minister of International Development, announced that Canada is providing $10 million in funding for humanitarian assistance to Canadian Red Cross to support Indian Red Cross Society’s response to #COVID19 situation in India: Goverment of Canada
Bhutan
Bhutan will supply liquid oxygen to India from a new plant being set up at the Montana Industrial Estate run by Cryogenics Gases Pvt. Ltd in Samdrup Jongkhar district, Bhutan.
According to the press release Embassy of India, Bhutan, every day, forty metric tonnes of liquid oxygen produced by the oxygen plant will be exported to Assam using cryogenic tankers.
Bhutan to supply liquid oxygen to Assam from a new plant being set up at the Motanga Industrial Estate, Samdrup Jongkhar.
Read the synopsis here:https://t.co/K61oowl3DM@PMOIndia @MEAIndia @PMBhutan @FMBhutan @IndianDiplomacy @PIB_India @DDNewslive pic.twitter.com/LIUjPApbbw
— India in Bhutan (@Indiainbhutan) April 27, 2021
WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) will provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India which is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases and related deaths, a spokesperson of the global health body said on Tuesday.
“WHO is providing critical equipment and supplies to meet the increased needs during the current surge. 4000 oxygen concentrators will be delivered, to be provided to affected states (in India),” the organistion’s spokesperson said while speaking to Sputnik.
EU
A shipment of urgently needed oxygen, medicine and equipment will be delivered over the coming days by the EU Member States to India, following the country’s request for support through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which is coordinated by the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the European Commission, the bloc said on Tuesday.