US President Donald Trump tweeted that his country would donate ventilators to India in the fight against COVID-19. “We stand with India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during this pandemic,” he wrote. He also said that the United States is working with India on developing a vaccine for COVID-19, and together they will beat the invisible enemy.
Thank you @POTUS @realDonaldTrump.
This pandemic is being fought collectively by all of us. In such times, it’s always important for nations to work together and do as much as possible to make our world healthier and free from COVID-19.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 16, 2020
India’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed 85,000 on Friday, surpassing China’s count of 82,933 confirmed cases.