COVID-19 | Ready to scale up technical collaboration with India: IMF
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Gerry Rice hopes that the number of new infections in India would continue to decline
The International Monetary Fund stands ready to strengthen its dialogue and scale-up its technical , spokesperson Gerry Rice has said, observing that the human tragedy is a stark reminder that the pandemic continues to be a grave threat globally. “Our great sympathies and support to the people of India, and what is happening there relative to the pandemic, to those who have lost their lives and are suffering as a result of the COVID-19 crisis,” Rice, who is the director of the communications department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) told reporters during a news conference here on Thursday. “We are following the events in India very closely. And we hope that the number of new infections will continue to decline,” Mr. Rice added.More Related News
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