US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said they will send necessary medical life-saving supplies and equipment to help the country combat the deadly coronavirus crisis.
Assuring India and its people of providing all assistance, US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said they will send necessary medical life-saving supplies and equipment to help the country combat the deadly coronavirus crisis.
“Just 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,” Joe Biden said in a tweet.
Just 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. https://t.co/SzWRj0eP3y
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 25, 2021
The US President was reportedly spending his weekend at his home in Delaware but is believed to be following up on the developments in India.
Vice President Kamala Harris also took to Twitter to inform that the US is working with India to deploy support. “The US 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 -including its courageous healthcare workers,” Kamala Harris said.
The 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—including its courageous healthcare workers.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) April 25, 2021
These are the first reactions by the top American leadership after the recent outbreak of the deadly COVID19 pandemic in India. The two Democrat leaders have been facing criticism by friends of India in the US, including some of their own party leaders, for slow response to their natural ally.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said she has been in close touch with Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla and India’s Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu in recent days on the issue.
“The American people stand in solidarity with our friends in India during these difficult times. We are rapidly providing therapeutics, ventilators, PPE, raw material for vaccines, and more,” Ms Sherman said.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, earlier on Sunday, spoke to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval during which the White House announced that it is urgently sending medical supplies and equipment to save lives in India.
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