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Bangladesh Sends Second Consignment Of Essential Medical Aid To India

The aid consists of 2,672 boxes of 18 different kinds of Covid-related medicines, including anti-biotics, paracetamol, different kind of injections/vials and hand sanitizers.

Bangladesh Sends Second Consignment Of Essential Medical Aid To India
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India received second consignment of Covid medical aid from Bangladesh today at Petrapol in West Bengal. The aid consists of 2,672 boxes of 18 different kinds of Covid-related medicines, including anti-biotics, paracetamol, different kind of injections/vials and hand sanitizers.

The medicines and protective gear were sent in four vans and handed over to the Indian Red Cross Society at Petrapole in North 24 Parganas, a source in the customs told Outlook.

The first consignment of medical assistance from Bangladesh consisted of 10,000 vials of antiviral injection Remdisivir which arrived on May 6 as gift from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh바카라™s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her sympathy for the Indian people and reiterated her country바카라™s resolve to stand by its closest neighbour during India바카라™s hour of crisis, according to the press statement issued by the ministry of foreign affairs.

The medicines sent from Bangladesh were manufactured by the state-run pharmaceuticals enterprise Essential Drugs Co Ltd.

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