New Delhi: Countries like United States, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have come forward to support India’s fight against Covid-19 pandemic with Washington asking its nearest bases to air-lift oxygen generators, concentrators, Remdesivir anti-viral drug and raw materials for vaccine in the next 48 hours.
UAE is sending a huge shipment of oxygen concentrators and Saudi Arabia large number of oxygen generators to India.
‘Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, the United States is determined to help India in its time of need,’ Emily Horne, spokesperson of the National Security Council of White House said.
The Biden administration has come under criticism from several quarters, including from members and supporters of the Democratic party, for not releasing surplus Covid-19 vaccines to India when the country is experiencing its worst-ever public health crisis
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have assured India and its people of providing all assistance, including urgently sending necessary medical life-saving supplies and equipment, to help the country combat the deadly coronavirus crisis.
Biden tweeted: ‘Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, we are determined to help India in its time of need.’