India lifts ban, clears some medial gear exports to China to combat coronavirus

India has cleared some consignments of medical gear placed by China to combat dely coronavirus after setting aside export bans on all kinds of personal protection equipment, Indian Ambassor to China Vikram Misri said on Monday.

decision came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping offering solidarity and assistance to deal with coronavirus outbreak in China that has claimed over 900 lives. In letter to Xi, Modi expressed solidarity with president and people of China over outbreak of virus that has also infected over 40,000 people.

Prime Minister Modi also offered India's assistance to China to face challenge, besides conveying condolences over loss of lives due to outbreak. On January 31, India banned exports of all kinds of personal protection equipment, including clothing and masks used to protect people from air borne particles. However, some of protective clothing and personal protection equipment like masks have been cleared for exports to China setting aside ban on some of m, Misri said.

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embassy is in touch with Chinese authorities about assistance required, Misri told PTI here. Misri said China has placed big orders to import some of medical gear required to deal with coronavirus attack. Exports of some of medical gear has been banned by India, considering India’s own requirements as it is also preparing to combat its major outbreak in country.

A special screening committee of officials is meeting on daily bases to review restrictions on export of medical equipment which is in demand as many countries stepped up efforts to prepare to combat outbreak of virus in ir countries, Misiri said.

Since outbreak was reported came to limelight, China which h deployed thousands of medical personnel in virus hit Wuhan city and Hubei province has been saying that it needed large consignments of gloves, protection equipment etc for those deployed in hospitals besides security personnel.

Such equipment has been exported by Japan, US and EU. India too has delivered a number of boxes of such equipment through second special Air India flight sent to evacuate 647 Indian nationals held up in Wuhan and Hubei provinces, Misri said. death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 908 with 97 new fatalities reported mostly in worst-affected Hubei province and confirmed cases of infection crossing 40,000, Chinese health officials said on Monday.

A team of international experts led by World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected in China on Monday to assist Chinese health officials to contain spre of coronavirus outbreak. WHO has declared recent vel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic affecting 23 countries as an International Public Health Emergency of international concern. 

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