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| ‘Longstanding and time-tested partner’: India thanks Russia after Moscow sends 22 tons of supplies to country in Covid-19 crisis | ‘Longstanding and time-tested partner’: India thanks Russia after Moscow sends 22 tons of supplies to country in Covid-19 crisis |
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| With India facing an unprecedented number of Covid-19 cases, Russia has sent its important BRICS partner two planes full of medical supplies, including much-needed ventilators and doses of the antiviral drug Favipiravir. | With India facing an unprecedented number of Covid-19 cases, Russia has sent its important BRICS partner two planes full of medical supplies, including much-needed ventilators and doses of the antiviral drug Favipiravir. |
| The shipment, announced by Moscow on Wednesday, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday. The decision to send aid came after a phone call between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which the Indian head of state called an “excellent conversation with [his] friend” about “bilateral cooperation.” | The shipment, announced by Moscow on Wednesday, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday. The decision to send aid came after a phone call between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which the Indian head of state called an “excellent conversation with [his] friend” about “bilateral cooperation.” |
| According to Johns Hopkins University, India now has the second most Covid-19 infections on the planet, only behind the US. | According to Johns Hopkins University, India now has the second most Covid-19 infections on the planet, only behind the US. |
| “In the spirit of friendship and a particularly privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India, the administration has decided to send a large shipment of aid to combat the sharp increase in the incidence of coronavirus,” a Russian Foreign Ministry statement said, announcing that the cargo would include oxygen concentrators, artificial lung ventilation devices, and anticoagulation drugs. | “In the spirit of friendship and a particularly privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India, the administration has decided to send a large shipment of aid to combat the sharp increase in the incidence of coronavirus,” a Russian Foreign Ministry statement said, announcing that the cargo would include oxygen concentrators, artificial lung ventilation devices, and anticoagulation drugs. |
| The aid follows an announcement early this week from Modi, who admitted that the country was struggling to deal with the latest increase in infections. | The aid follows an announcement early this week from Modi, who admitted that the country was struggling to deal with the latest increase in infections. |
| “We were confident, our spirits were up after successfully tackling the first wave, but this storm has shaken the nation,” he said. | “We were confident, our spirits were up after successfully tackling the first wave, but this storm has shaken the nation,” he said. |
| Earlier in the week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Washington would also provide additional assistance to India. | Earlier in the week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Washington would also provide additional assistance to India. |
| In response to Moscow's donation, the spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi, thanked the country’s “longstanding and time-tested partner” Russia. | In response to Moscow's donation, the spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi, thanked the country’s “longstanding and time-tested partner” Russia. |
| “Grateful for shipment of oxygen concentrators, ventilators, and other medical supplies that arrived from Russia this morning in two aircrafts,” he wrote on Twitter. | “Grateful for shipment of oxygen concentrators, ventilators, and other medical supplies that arrived from Russia this morning in two aircrafts,” he wrote on Twitter. |
| While Russia's Covid-19 figures peaked late last year, India is now experiencing a deadly second wave, with daily infections hitting a new high of 379,459 on Thursday. In 2020, the country never once reported a six-figure number of infections in a 24-hour period. The death toll has also increased dramatically. | While Russia's Covid-19 figures peaked late last year, India is now experiencing a deadly second wave, with daily infections hitting a new high of 379,459 on Thursday. In 2020, the country never once reported a six-figure number of infections in a 24-hour period. The death toll has also increased dramatically. |
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