As the world is finally grasping the depth of India's COVID19 crisis, several leading and neighbouring countries have pledged to step up and help India come out of this horrific crisis. The citizens within the country, along with various NGOs have already worked tirelessly to help at a micro level, but it is no secret that India still needs all the help it can get, and some more.
Owing to this, a lot of countries like USA, Germany, have sent in help in the form of medicines, supplies and other resources to help mitigate the crisis. Here is a list of all the countries and what they are doing to help India:
1. USA
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has funded six air shipments so far that are scheduled to arrive in India. These shipments include oxygen cylinders, N95 masks, Remdesivir, testing equipment, and medicines along with other health equipment.
Talking about specifics, the oxygen cylinders that have been sent so far have come down to about 1500. These cylinders are refillable and can be used again to store oxygen from local supply centers. The USAID has also sent 550 oxygen concentrators so far that can derive oxygen from ambient air.
They have also redirected their supply of raw material for the Astra-Zeneca vaccine to India, that will help the country make 20 million additional doses of the vaccine.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also added that a group of experts from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are also headed to India to work closely with our public health officials in an attempt to mitigate the crisis.
The total value of the aid that the US will be sending to India is estimated to be around $100 million.
(Source: NDTV)