“Just As India Sent Assistance To US,” We Determined To Help India: President Joe Biden
Mumbai: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have assured India and its people to provide all assistance, including sending the necessary medical life-saving supplies and equipment to help the country overcome the deadly coronavirus crisis.
“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,” Joe Biden said in a tweet.
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Vice President Kamala Harris also assured that the US is working closely with the Indian government to rapidly deploy additional aid and supplies during a dangerous COVID-19 outbreak.
“The US is working closely with the Indian government to rapidly deploy additional support and supplies during an alarming COVID-19 outbreak. As we provide assistance, we pray for the people of India -including its courageous healthcare workers,” Kamala Harris said in a tweet.
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Taranjit Singh Sandhu thanked both US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Sullivan for their prompt response. “Thank you Sullivan for your reach out and support. We will fight the global pandemic through our collective action!” he said in a tweet.
“Thank you Secretary Blinken for your solidarity and support. Together, we will fight the global pandemic!” Sandhu said in another tweet.
Air India’s A102 is transporting 5,000 kilograms of oxygen concentrates from John F Kennedy International Airport in New York as cargo and is scheduled to land in Delhi by Monday afternoon.
“Apart from this consignment that’s has been shipped by Philips Atlanta, additional flights carrying oxygen concentrators will take off from San Francisco and Newark to transport hundreds of concentrators. The next flight from the US to India is scheduled to depart from Newark airport and will land in Delhi on April 27,” the Indian government official based in the United States told news agency ANI.
“The Indian American community, NGO’s and individuals are inquiring about the logistics of ways to reach out to those who are impacted the most by the pandemic in India,” the source added.
Specifically, India shipped 50 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine to the US last year during the first COVID-19 wave following the request of then US President Donald Trump.
On Sunday, the US announced that it would provide the raw material required by the Serum Institution of India for the COVID19 vaccine.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who spoke on the phone with Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, expressed deep sympathy following the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in India.
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