WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has announced that the US will donate ventilators to India, moments after he underlined the close partnership between the two countries and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi his “good friend”.
India’s tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases crossed 85,000 on Friday, surpassing China’s count of 82,933 confirmed cases.
“I am proud to announce that the United States will donate ventilators to our friends in India,” Trump tweeted on Friday. However, the White House did not say how many breathing devices would be sent.
I am proud to announce that the United States will donate ventilators to our friends in India. We stand with India… https://t.co/2VbAR4CwRf
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 1589568648000
“We are sending a lot of ventilators to India. I spoke to Prime Mini