US to send support as India battles devastating COVID surge

White House spokeswoman confirms plans to send assistance as country logs record high cases for four days in a row.

The United States has promised to send more support to India as the country grapples with an escalating COVID-19 pandemic that has seen the country report world record high cases for four days in a row. The US, which has reported more deaths from coronavirus than any other country, said it was deeply concerned about the surge in India. “We are in active conversations at high levels and plan to quickly deploy additional support to the Government of India and Indian health care workers as they battle this latest severe outbreak,” a White House spokeswoman told Reuters news agency via email on Saturday.