India thanks Bangladesh for offer of medical supplies

India has thanked Bangladesh for its offer of medical supplies in the days of crisis and wished the India-Bangladesh friendship will overcome the pandemic together.

"Thank you @MOFA_Dhaka for expressing solidarity of #Bangladesh with #India and for support extended as #IndiaFightsCorona," the Indian High Commission tweeted today.

"Confident #IndiaBangladesh friendship will help us all overcome #Covid19 together," it said.

Bangladesh has offered to dispatch emergency medicines and medical supplies including about 10,000 vials of injectable anti-viral, oral anti-viral, 30,000 PPE kits, and several thousand zinc, calcium, vitamin C and other necessary tablets.

It said Bangladesh stands in solidarity with its close neighbour India at this critical moment and Dhaka is ready to provide and mobilise support in every possible way to save lives.

"The Government of Bangladesh expresses deep sorrow and condolences at the loss of lives in India due to the recent spread of the COVID pandemic."

India's total active caseload has reached 30,84,814. It now comprises 16.79 per cent of the country's total positive cases, while more than two lakh have died.