Bangladesh on Thursday handed over 10,000 vials of antiviral injection Remdesivir to India as half of its medical help amid deteriorating Covid-19 state of affairs within the neighbouring nation. India is fighting a second wave of the pandemic with greater than 3,00,000 each day new coronavirus circumstances being reported prior to now few days, and hospitals are reeling underneath a scarcity of medical oxygen and beds.
Bangladesh’s Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata Toufique Hasan handed over 10,000 vials of Remdesivir to the consultant of the Indian authorities on the Indian border port of Petrapole. These 10,000 injections manufactured regionally have been despatched as medical help on behalf of the individuals of Bangladesh on the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the Covid-affected individuals of India, in accordance to an official assertion. This was the primary consignment of medical help by Bangladesh. Last week, Bangladesh had supplied to ship emergency medicines and medical gear provides to India to fight the large surge within the coronavirus circumstances.
The authorities mentioned that if wanted Dhaka would supply additional help to India. “The Government of Bangladesh expresses deep sorrow and condolences at the loss of lives in India due to the recent spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the statement said, adding thoughts and prayers of Bangladeshis were with the people of India for alleviating their sufferings.
Over 40 countries have committed to provide India urgently required medical supplies like oxygen-related equipment and critical medicines to help it deal with an unprecedented second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said in New Delhi last week. New coronavirus cases and deaths in India hit a record daily high with 4,12,262 new infections and 3,980 fatalities being reported, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,10,77,410 and the death toll to 2,30,168, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
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