Rome, April 26, 2021 – Il Covid in India it propagates at an impressive speed, and now scares the whole world, so much so that aid programs for the Asian giant in full Coronavirus emergency have already started. For the fifth day consecutive in the country there are over 300 thousand new infections in 24 hours. Specifically the new cases in one day are 352.991, a figure that exceeds the global record set the previous day. The number of deaths is also high: 2,812.
WHO, United States, EU and also companies like Microsoft and Google they have set in motion to help curb the escalation of infections and deaths. A spokesman for the European Commission explains that “the New Delhi authorities have asked above all oxygen for medical use “, while “Ireland, France and Germany” said they were ready to help India “and” there are contacts with other member states “. ‘Indian variant’ after the detection of cases across the Indian border, as happened in Veneto. A variant that has led many countries in the world and in the EU, including Italy, to limit e block travel from India. Meanwhile, Italy is almost all in the yellow zone (here the new rules and what can be done)
Covid Italy Bulletin of 26 April
Hand held out by Biden
The US president Joe Biden spoke today with the Indian premier Narendra Modi and “pledged America’s unwavering support to the Indian people who have been affected by the recent surge in cases,” by offering “emergency assistance,” the White House said. Promised assistance ranges from oxygen-related supplies to vaccine materials and therapies. Modi, according to the White House, “expressed appreciation for the strong cooperation between the two countries”. The two leaders “have decided that the US and India will continue to stand side by side in an effort to protect their citizens and the health of their communities”.
WHO aid
WHO is also sending extra personnel and supplies to help combat the catastrophic situation. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “WHO is doing all it can by providing equipment and supplies, including thousands of oxygen cylinders, pre-fabricated mobile field hospitals and laboratory supplies.” And 2,600 WHO staff are traveling to India to help support efforts to fight the disease.
The appeal of the Italian ambassador
Vincenzo de Luca, the Italian ambassador in New Delhi, stresses the need for support from the international community: “A very rapid surge, with the curves of infections that have shot up first in urban areas and are now growing in rural areas as well, while the health system is struggling to cope with the challenge of the demand for hospitalizations and drugs “. Italy is also committed to aid “in coordination with the EU”.
“The emergency in this country is calling the global significance and the need for global responses without which it becomes illusory to respond to this pandemic “, adds de Luca.” At the moment there are no reports of serious cases among fellow countrymen and we are giving all possible support, even through consulates, to provide them with maximum health care support “, concludes the ambassador de Luca.
Google and Microsoft
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and parent company Alphabet, said he was “devastated” by the events and that the company will provide $ 18 million in funding. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he was “heartbroken” and would help India with its oxygen shortage. Both CEOs of the tech giants were born in India.
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