India hands over surgical masks, head covers to Bangladesh to fight Corona Virus
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Published: 30th Mar, 2020
High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das handed over 30,000 surgical masks and 15,000 head-covers as assistance to the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh A.K.Abdul Momen in Dhaka.
High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das handed over 30,000 surgical masks and 15,000 head-covers as assistance to the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh A.K.Abdul Momen in Dhaka.
The assistance comes in the wake of Prime Minister’s video conferencing with the leaders of SAARC countries on March 15 to evolve a collaborative strategy against Corona pandemic in the South Asian region.
Prime Minister Modi had also called for setting up SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund to combat the Corona virus with an initial contribution of 10 million dollars by India. The assistance provided comes under the Covid-19 Emergency Fund.
Subsequently, all other countries of the SAARC region except Pakistan contributed to the fund which is now worth 18.3 million dollars.