WHO Director General Tan Desai said on Monday that the severity of the new epidemic in India is “unprecedented” and “extremely sad” and that WHO is sending additional personnel and supplies to India to help fight the epidemic. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday evening that it will coordinate with medical and health institutions to provide supplies to India to fight the epidemic.
AFP news; Tan Desai said at a press conference Monday that “WHO is doing everything it can to provide India with vital equipment and supplies, including thousands of oxygen machines, assembled field hospitals and laboratory supplies.
Tandse said he had announced that an additional 2,600 WHO personnel were being sent to India to assist in epidemic prevention efforts.
Also according to the Central News Agency, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday that it has asked the office to understand the urgent need for medical supplies in India at the moment and to coordinate domestic medical and health institutions and platforms to integrate resources and contacts to speed up the humanitarian relief process.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday evening that India is an important conceptually similar friend and important international partner of Taiwan and is extremely concerned about the recent sharp rise in the new crown epidemic in India.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that Minister Wu Chiu-sup instructed Parliamentary Secretary Tian Zhongguang and Asia Pacific Director Zeng Ruili to convey the sincere greetings of Taiwan’s government and people to India’s representative in Taiwan, Dai Guolan, and Taiwan’s willingness to provide immediate assistance.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that in order to buy time, it has asked its representative office in India to understand the urgent need for medical supplies (such as oxygen-related equipment) to fight the epidemic in India, and has begun to coordinate with domestic medical and health institutions and relevant platforms to integrate resources and contacts to speed up the humanitarian assistance process. In addition, Taiwan’s representative office in India and office in Chennai have also contacted Indian expatriates and Taiwanese businessmen to care about the current situation and living needs, and provide necessary assistance at any time.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan emphasized that the epidemic knows no borders and the continued prolongation of the epidemic in India has highlighted the urgency and importance of global and regional cooperation in epidemic prevention. Taiwan has the ability and willingness to continue to make contributions to the international community and will continue to work with India and other partner countries to jointly respond to the challenges of the epidemic and provide Taiwan’s epidemic prevention experience, materials and other medical and health assistance in order to assist India to overcome the difficulties of the epidemic as soon as possible.
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