UNITED NATIONS: The "tragic" Covid-19 situation in India should raise the alarm bells for "all of us" and there will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays unless the world steps up and helps the country now, the head of the UN children's agency has said.
United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has sent additional critical lifesaving supplies to India, including 2 million face shields and 200,000 surgical masks.
"The tragic situation in India should raise alarm bells for all of us," Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Tuesday.
"Unless the world steps up and helps India now, there will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays."