Modi in touch with leaders to boost global corona fight

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi:26.04.2020

Through the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has maintained a steady stream of diplomatic engagements, pushing for India’s medical needs, ranging from equipment to PPEs and testing kits, as also assuring all help in the global fight against the pandemic.

On Friday, Modi spoke to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong about the state of migrant labour, who are being held responsible for the second wave of Covid-19 infections in the city-state. An MEA readout of the conversation said, “Prime Minister promised to provide all possible support for maintaining supplies of essential goods, including medical products, to Singapore.”

On Thursday, Modi spoke to Leo Varadkar, PM of Ireland, from where India is sourcing a big batch of testing kits. “Prime Minister Varadkar appreciated the role being played by Indian-origin doctors and nurses in fighting the infection in Ireland. said an MEA statement.

The PM on Tuesday spoke to Ibu Solih of the Maldives, which is one of the two places where India has sent medical teams besides Kuwait.

Modi has also spoken to Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa which has received consignment of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine from India.

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