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Foreign aid arrives in COVID-stricken India

by The Online Citizen
27/04/2021
in Asia, Health
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Foreign aid arrives in COVID-stricken India

People shop at a crowded marketplace amidst the spread of COVID-19 in Mumbai, India on 21 Apr 2021 (Source: Reuters)

The first emergency medical supplies trickled into COVID-stricken India on Tuesday as part of a global campaign to staunch a catastrophic wave in the latest pandemic hotspot, with the United States also pledging to export millions of AstraZeneca vaccines.

India’s infection and death rates are growing exponentially, overwhelming hospitals, in contrast to some wealthier Western nations that are starting to ease restrictions.

The virus has now killed over 3.1 million people worldwide, with India driving the latest surge in global case numbers, recording more than 2,800 deaths on Monday.

Crates of ventilators and oxygen concentrators from the UK were unloaded at a Delhi airport early Tuesday, the first shipment to arrive in the country to deal with the crisis.

“International cooperation at work,” foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi tweeted alongside photos of the crates.

Elsewhere in the capital, AFP images showed COVID victims burning on funeral pyres set up in rows, the earth between them scorched by embers and littered with ash.

“So many people are dying because they are unable to get the most basic services,” Vinod Kumar told AFP outside a Delhi hospital as he tried to buy medication for a sick family member.

“This government has failed us so much.”

‘We will be there for them’

US President Joe Biden promised Monday the United States would send up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine abroad.

The offer came with Washington under pressure to lift restrictions on exporting vaccine and vaccine supplies.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the recipient countries had not yet been decided and that the administration was still formulating its distribution plan.

But India appeared to be a leading contender after Biden spoke with his counterpart Prime Minister Narendra Modi — whose Hindu-nationalist government is under fire for allowing mass gatherings such as religious festivals and political rallies in recent weeks.

“India was there for us, and we will be there for them,” Biden tweeted after the call with Modi.

Others have also rushed to pledge help.

Germany and Canada have promised support, while France said Monday it will send eight oxygen production units as well as oxygen containers and respirators to India.

The World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday described the situation in India as “beyond heartbreaking”.

“WHO is doing everything we can, providing critical equipment and supplies,” Tedros said.

Scotland goes back to the pub

Countries in Europe are beginning to lift restrictions as the pace of inoculation picks up.

In Italy — the first European country to be hit by the pandemic in early 2020 and still one of the worst affected — bars, restaurants, cinemas and concert halls reopened on Monday.

After months of stop-start restrictions imposed to manage second and third waves of COVID-19, Italy hopes this latest easing will mark the start of something like a normal summer.

“I’ve cleared my schedule,” enthused 71-year-old Ottavio Rosati, a movie director in Rome. “I’m booked up with museums, restaurants and bars… I’m not going to sit still!”

And Scottish pubs were allowed to reopen for the first time this year, along with non-essential facilities such as gyms, swimming pools and nail bars.

“It tastes incredible,” Gary McWilliams, 20, told AFP on Monday.

“There is such a big difference between a pint that’s been poured and a can in your house.

“But I think for most people, just like me, it’s less about the actual beer and more about meeting up with a friend. It can’t be overstated that it’s a big part of Scottish culture.”

— AFP

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Tags: AFPCOVID-19India

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