EAM Jaishankar lauds India's effort against COVID-19, calls PM Modi a great motivator

Indian government has dealt with challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic in many different ways said External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday. government me battle against Coronavirus pandemic a people's movement by involving and motivating m, he ded. EAM Jaishankar at an event hosted by Asia Society said that re are many countries where people look at COVID-19 like a government's challenge. 

Jaishankar said, "In many countries, people look at it like a public health response or a governance challenge. We have actually dealt with it in many ways like a people's movement, that you actually get people involved and motivate m."

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EAM Jaishankar lauds India's efforts against COVID-19

Jaishankar said, "When it came initially, we did all right things, we stopped international travel much before most countries did, and we h our lockdown much before most countries did. When pandemic hit India, re was t a single producer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), re were about two producers of masks, and re were producers of ventilators."

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Jaishankar while speaking to Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) President Kevin Rudd said that Indian government has done many right things such as imposing a nationwide lockdown and stopping international travel. He highlighted that when Coronavirus h hit country, re was t even a single producer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ventilators and re were only two mask producers in country. But w, re are over 100 major producers of PPE in country, he ded.

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Currently, more than 25 companies are manufacturing ventilators and over 10 big companies for N95 mask manufacturing, Jaishankar said. Furr, he said that during initial days India was looking for necessary equipment and in today's date it is supplying a lot of equipment to different countries in world. Jaishankar called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a great motivator due to his efforts to fight COVID-19. Over 15,000 centres dedicated to COVID-19 treatment have been set up in India by converting hospitals and or public buildings, he ded. 

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(With ANI inputs)