The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s efforts in holding the spread of coronavirus that has claimed around 7000 lives and infected 1.82 lac people all around the globe.
WHO hails India
Henk Bekedam, the representative of WHO to India said, “The commitment from the Indian government and the Prime Minister’s Office has been tremendous, very impressive. It is one of the reasons why India is still doing quite well. I am very impressed that everyone has been prepared.”
Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India on #Coronavirus: The commitment from Indian govt, the Prime Minister's Office has been enormous, very impressive. It is one of the reasons why India is still doing quite well. I am very impressed that everyone has been mobilised. pic.twitter.com/RtNSMTsiag
— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2020
“We have very good research capacity in India and especially at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and department of health research. They have been able to identify the virus. Now India will continue to be part of the research community,” he added.
Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India on meeting with ICMR: We have very good research capacity in India and especially at ICMR & Dept of health research. They have been able to isolate the virus, now India will continue to be part of the research community. #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/QrlVOG8AiG
— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2020
Tets Test Test, WHO says
Earlier, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had sai, “We have a simple message to all countries – test, test, test. All countries should be able to test all suspected cases, they cannot fight this pandemic blindfolded.”
"We have a simple message for all countries: Test, test, test. Test every suspected case."
"You cannot fight a fire blindfolded, and we cannot stop this pandemic if we don't know who is infected," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says. https://t.co/pzwYxMn7Nk pic.twitter.com/CQrtKZptAS
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 16, 2020
India is now the fifth country in the world after Japan, Thailand, the USA, and China to successfully separate the life-threatening Covid-19 struggle.
Minister of Railways and Commerce in PM Modi’s Cabinet, Piyush Goyal, also quoted the tweet. He wrote: “Dr. Henk Bekedam, WHO representative in India “India had so far managed to keep cases low by responding fast and aggressively to the coronavirus” “I have been quite impressed with India,” “From the onset they’ve been taking it very seriously.”
Dr. Henk Bekedam, WHO representative in India "India had so far managed to keep cases low by responding fast and aggressively to the coronavirus"
“I have been quite impressed with India,” “From the onset they’ve been taking it very seriously. https://t.co/mlxLNXzKXw— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) March 17, 2020
