India recorded 349,691 fresh cases and 2,767 deaths in the last 24 hours — the highest since the start of the pandemic.
New Delhi- home to 20 million people and the worst hit in India — had imposed a week-long lockdown on Monday.
Delhi on Saturday reported just over 24,000 new cases — with more than one-quarter of those tested returning positive results — and a record-high 357 deaths.
The Indian government has deployed military planes and trains to get oxygen from the far corners of the country to Delhi. Television showed an oxygen truck arriving at Delhi’s Batra hospital after it issued an SOS saying it had 90 minutes of oxygen left for its 260 patients.
In response to the growing gravity of Cvovid-19 in India, Pakistan decided to extend a helping hand to the neighbor keeping aside the differences.
In a statement from the Foreign Office said,
“As a gesture of solidarity with the people of India in the wake of the current wave of Covid-19, Pakistan has offered to provide relief support to India including ventilators, Bi PAP, digital X-ray machines, PPEs (Personal protective equipments) and related items.”
As a gesture of solidarity with the people of India in the wake of the current wave of #COVID19, Pakistan has officially offered relief & support to #India, including ventilators, Bi PAP, digital X ray machines, PPEs & other related items. We believe in a policy of #HumanityFirst
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) April 24, 2021
The statement said that the concerned authorities of Pakistan and India can work out modalities for quick delivery of the relief items.
“They can also explore possible ways of further cooperation to mitigate the challenges posed by the pandemic.”
Prime Minister Imran Khan also expressed solidarity with the people of India. The premier said the country’s prayers are with all those suffering from the deadly virus and for their early recovery in “our neighborhood and the world”.
I want to express our solidarity with the people of India as they battle a dangerous wave of COVID-19. Our prayers for a speedy recovery go to all those suffering from the pandemic in our neighbourhood & the world. We must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 24, 2021
Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has also expressed concern over the Covid-19 situation across the border.
In these difficult times our prayers are with people of #India may God be kind and may these difficult times gets over soon. #coronavirus
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 24, 2021
Pakistani citizens also rallied for their neighbors and called on PM Imran to alleviate the situation in India.
On Friday, Faisal Edhi, son of celebrated philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the foundation also offered help to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
