US Has Donated Half A Billion USD To India As Covid Aid: White House Official We are continuing to work closely with Indian officials and health experts to identify continued needs and emerging needs in this ongoing crisis, US top official said.
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A top State Department official in the US said that the country is working closely with India on its continued and emerging needs during the unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘Helping India respond to this latest wave is humane and is in the US national interest’
The United States is working closely with India on its continued and emerging needs during the unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top State Department official has said.
While the assistance from the U.S. government has been worth $100 million, the private sector has donated an additional $400 million, totalling half a billion dollars to India, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference on Tuesday.
“We are continuing to work closely with Indian officials and health experts to identify continued needs and emerging needs in this ongoing crisis,” he said.
Washington, May 12
The US is working closely with India on its continued and emerging needs during the unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top State Department official has said.
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US working closely with India to identify continued, emerging needs in COVID-19 crisis ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 20:32 IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Ned Price, US Department of State spokesperson in a press briefing on Tuesday (local time) said that Washington is working closely with India to identify continued, emerging needs in the COVID-19 crisis. We re continuing to work closely with Indian officials and health experts to identify continued needs and emerging needs in this ongoing crisis, said Price.
Briefing about COVID-19 assistance to India from the US, Price stated, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) issued a pretty comprehensive fact sheet when it comes to our aid to India in recent days. Taken together, our assistance to combat COVID-19 in India has totalled about USD 100 million in all.
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