Saudi Arabia leads global support for coronavirus-battered India

Saudi Arabia leads global support for coronavirus-battered India

JEDDAH — The European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States have joined the Kingdom in helping India battle a devastating surge of COVID-19 infections.

On Monday, India recorded 352,991 new infections and 2,812 deaths, a new global high for daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day.

The new infections brought India's total to more than 17.3 million, behind only the United States.

Taking a lead, Saudi Arabia shipped 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to India on Sunday as the South Asian country is running low on supplies amid an unprecedented surge in COVI-19 cases.

The supply shipment was undertaken in cooperation with the Adani group and Linde company.

"Embassy of India is proud to partner with Adani group and M/s Linde in shipping much-needed 80MT liquid oxygen to India. Our heartfelt thanks to the Ministry of Health Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for all their help, support, and cooperation,” the Indian mission in Riyadh tweeted on Sunday.

In response to the spiraling situation in the South Asian country, the European Union has activated its Civil Protection