India on Wednesday sent 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal to help it fight the coronavirus pandemic which has infected 45 people in the country.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the “ generous support” .
“ I thank Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji for India’s generous support of 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal, to fight Covid-19 Pandemic. The medicines were handed over to the Minister for Health and Population today by the Ambassador of India,” Oli said in a tweet.
As part of the ongoing bilateral cooperation to fight the coronavirus, India’s ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over the consignment to Minister for Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal, the Indian mission here said in a statement.
“ The consignment, as a gift from the people of India to people of Nepal, includes 8.25 lakh doses of essential medicines, 3.2 lakh doses of Paracetamol and 2.5 lakh doses of Hydroxychloroquine,” it said.
The initiative manifests the continuing cooperation between India and Nepal in all situations and circumstances, the statement said.