Health Minister, US Counterpart Discuss India's COVID-19 Crisis

The two ministers discussed the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases in India and reaffirmed strong US support to India in this time of crisis, according to an official statement.

The US has assured India of its unwavering commitment to engage, collaborate and fight the raging coronavirus crisis together as the health ministers of the two countries discussed the current surge in COVID-19 cases in India. During a virtual meeting between US Health and Human Services (HSS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday, the two leaders noted that the India-US bilateral cooperation on COVID-19, which builds on a strong foundation, has been crucial not only for the health of our two countries, but critical to the global response as well. The two ministers discussed the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases in India and reaffirmed strong US support to India in this time of crisis, according to an official statement here. India is experiencing a raging second wave of the pandemic, with over 400,000 coronavirus infections and over 3,000 deaths being reported daily for the last one week.