Covid in India: in the face of the alarming health situation, the EU will provide "assistance"
On Sunday, India recorded nearly 350,000 cases and 2,767 additional deaths over 24 hours (here, in New Delhi on April 23, 2021).
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The EU will provide "
assistance
" to India, facing a record number of new cases of Covid-19 contamination, by activating its European Civil Protection Mechanism, the President of the European Civil Protection Mechanism announced on Sunday April 25 on Twitter. European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
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Established in 2001, this mechanism allows participating EU Member States to coordinate their assistance and deploy resources around the world in the event of a large-scale emergency that cannot be addressed by civil protection alone. 'a country.
"
The EU is pooling its resources to respond quickly to India's request for assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
," writes von der Leyen, who says she is "
alarmed by the epidemiological situation
" in this country.
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Alarmed by the epidemiological situation in India.
We are ready to support.
The EU is pooling resources to respond rapidly to India's request for assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
We stand in full solidarity with the Indian people!
https://t.co/Pv8ezFPdS3
- Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) April 25, 2021
Nearly 350,000 cases in 24 hours
The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Janez Lenarcic, said on the same social network that the Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC), which is at the heart of this mechanism, was
already
coordinating
the Member States of the 'EU ready to provide emergency oxygen and medicine
'.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that her government was preparing to provide emergency aid to India, without giving details of its content.
👇 https://t.co/8H1GQfLUM3
- GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) April 25, 2021
India, which has 1.3 billion inhabitants, is in the grip of a new outbreak of contamination by Covid-19.
Sunday, it identified over 24 hours nearly 350,000 cases and 2,767 additional deaths.
Its health system is creaking under the flood of patients who face a lack of hospital beds, oxygen reserves and life-saving drugs.
â–ş To read also: Covid in India: anger rises in the face of the management of the crisis, Modi responds
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