Washington [US]: The United States is determined to \u201chelp\u201d India as it faces unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, said US President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n
In a tweet, Biden acknowledged last year\u2019s assistance from India to America when the latter was facing a healthcare crisis.<\/p>\n
Last year during the first COVID-19 wave, India shipped 50 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine to the United States following a request by then US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust 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,\u201d Biden tweeted.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Sunday, the United States announced that it will provide the raw material required for the Indian manufacture of the Covishield vaccine to India.<\/p>\n
The announcement was made after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke on the phone with Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, expressing deep sympathy for the people of India following the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n
According to a readout from The White House, Sullivan affirmed America\u2019s solidarity with India. US and India are the two countries with the greatest number of COVID-19 cases in the world.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said America is working closely with the Indian government to rapidly deploy additional support and supplies during an alarming COVID-19 outbreak<\/p>\n
\u201cThe U.S. 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\u2013including its courageous healthcare workers,\u201d Harris tweeted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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