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The federal government is currently preparing a corona aid package for India, which is affected by the pandemic.
Government spokesman Steffen Seibert announced this on Monday.
Part of the shipments could be oxygen, ventilators or medication.
The Ministry of Health also emphasized that they wanted to help as soon as possible.
Chancellor Angela Merkel had already offered the country help on Sunday.
"I would like to express my condolences to the people in India for the terrible suffering that Covid-19 has once again brought to their country," said Merkel on Sunday in Berlin.
“The fight against the pandemic is our common fight.
Germany stands side by side in solidarity with India. "
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told the “Rheinische Post” on Monday: “The second wave has just rolled over India with unprecedented force.
It was right that we acted quickly to stop the entry of the new mutation into Germany. ”It is just as important to now do all we can to help India overcome the emergency.
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India is currently being hit with full force by a new corona wave, probably driven by a new variant of the virus called B.1.617.
Many clinics are completely overloaded, the oxygen for treatment is either running out or missing completely.
Sick people have to be turned away.
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