The way India helped Super Power America by sending hydroxychloroquine in the fight against Coronavirus was really worth it. In this episode, America has now come forward to help India. The United States has provided nearly $ 5.9 million in aid to India to prevent the spread of Coronavirus infection. This information was given by the US State Department on Thursday.
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The US State Department said that this amount will be used in India to help people suffering from corona, awareness campaign related to the disease and research being done for its prevention. He said that this assistance amount will be used for emergency preparedness. This is part of the US $ 2.8 billion bill of aid given by India for last 20 years, including $ 1.4 billion in health support Is given in
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Agency for International Development have now shown a commitment to spend approximately $ 508 million for emergency health, humanitarian and economic assistance. The United States has already provided assistance to multilateral and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in helping communities around the world deal with the epidemic. This amount is the highest amount ever.
The US provided $ 18 million to Afghanistan, $ 9.6 million to Bangladesh, $ 500,000 to Bhutan, $ 1.8 million to Nepal, $ 9.4 million to Pakistan and Sri Lanka $ 1.3 million to fight the Corona virus. is.
(Input-PTI)
