Kathmandu: Helping Nepal in the fight against COVID-19, Indian Ambassador Vinay M. Kwatra, on behalf of the Government of India, handed over 28 ICU ventilators to Bhanubhakta Dhakal, Minister for Health and Population of Nepal, on Sunday.
The supply of the ventilators follows on earlier COVID-related assistance extended to Nepal- Remdesivir vials on 15 September, ICU ventilators on 9 August, COVID-19 Test Kits (RT-PCR) on 17 May and essential medicines including Paracetamol and Hydroxychloroquine on 22 April, read a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Nepal.
During the handing over, Ambassador Kwatra reiterated India’s solidarity with the Government and the people of Nepal in their fight to prevail over the pandemic, and reaffirmed India’s commitment to provide all necessary help in this regard.
Nepal registered 2817 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.With the addition of new cases, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country now stands at 194,453.In the last 24 hours, 1,533 cases surfaced in Kathmandu Valley of which 1,294 are from Kathmandu district while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur reported 162 and 77 cases respectively.
