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COVID-19: India reaches out to China
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- India will do everything within its means to assist the people of China to combat the deadly COVID-19 outbreak and would soon send a consignment of medical supplies, Indian Ambassador Vikram Misri said on Sunday.
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- Death toll rises: The death toll from COVID-19 outbreak in China has climbed to 1,665 after 142 more people died, mostly in the worst-hit Hubei province, officials said on Sunday.
- Consignment with medical aid: India will soon send a consignment of medical supplies to China to demonstrate the goodwill, solidarity and friendship of the people and the Government of India with the Chinese people.
- Ban lifted: India has also lifted the export ban and cleared some of the medical equipment ordered by Chinese importers.
- Chinese requirements: China has said it needed medical masks, gloves and suits, especially for the medical staff attending the virus-affected patients.
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The Hindu