India announces $6.7 billion to help vaccine, health firms boost pandemic battle
Gulf Times
People wait to get a dose of the vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at the vaccination center of BLK-Max hospital in New Delhi
India released $6.7 billion in cheap financing for vaccine makers, hospitals and other health firms on Wednesday, to counter the devastating coronavirus surge gripping the country. Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das also vowed to deploy ‘unconventional’ measures if the crisis worsens. He spoke as India announced a record 3,780 deaths in 24 hours as well as 382,000 new cases. This week it became the second country after the United States to pass 20 million cases and hospitals across the country of 1.3 billion people have complained of chronic shortages of beds, oxygen, vaccines and key drugs.More Related News