White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan this morning said the United States is “deeply concerned by the severe COVID outbreak in India.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan this morning said the United States is “deeply concerned by the severe COVID outbreak in India,” as he elaborated on the details of the efforts being made to offer help. As the country’s caseload hits a grim world record, India has been recording over 3 lakh Covid cases for the last three days.
“The U.S. is deeply concerned by the severe COVID outbreak in India. We are working around the clock to deploy more supplies and support to our friends and partners in India as they bravely battle this pandemic. More very soon,” Jake Sullivan tweeted.
The U.S. is deeply concerned by the severe COVID outbreak in India. We are working around the clock to deploy more supplies and support to our friends and partners in India as they bravely battle this pandemic. More very soon.
— Jake Sullivan (@JakeSullivan46) April 25, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also tweeted, “Our hearts go out to Indian people in the midst of the horrific COVID outbreak. We’re working closely with our partners in the Indian govt, and we’ll rapidly deploy additional support to the people of India & India’s healthcare heroes.”
Our hearts go out to the Indian people in the midst of the horrific COVID-19 outbreak. We are working closely with our partners in the Indian government, and we will rapidly deploy additional support to the people of India and India's health care heroes.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) April 25, 2021
Anthony Fauci, the top US health expert, on Saturday said “it is a dire situation that we’re trying to help in any way we can we just have to see how things go. And obviously, they need to get their people vaccinated because that’s the only way we’re going to turn that around.”
The calls of support from the US officials come amid growing calls to the US to send spare vaccines and to lift the embargo on raw materials for the vaccine.
Earlier on Friday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price, when asked when the Biden administration would decide on India’s request to lift a ban on the export of vaccine raw materials, said: “…the United States first and foremost is engaged in an ambitious and effective and, so far, successful effort to vaccinate the American people. ”
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