“To help treat Covid-19 patients and protect front-line health workers in India, the United States has identified supplies of therapeutics, rapid diagnostic test kits, ventilators, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that will immediately be made available for India. The United States also is pursuing options to provide oxygen generation and related supplies on an urgent basis,” a readout of a call between the two countries’ national security advisers said, in part.
India reported 349,691 new cases Saturday, the fourth day in a row the country has set a world record for daily infections, according to government and scientific tallies.
During the call between US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, Sullivan expressed “deep sympathy for the people of India following the recent spike in Covid-19 cases.”
“Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, the United States is determined to…