Washington: The CEOs of America’s top 40 companies have united to form a global task force to help India in the fight against Covid-19. Deloitte CEO Puneet Ranjan said that on a collective initiative of the US-India Business Council of the US Chambers of Commerce and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum and Business Roundtable, the Taskforce, in a meeting here on Monday, 20,000 oxygen machines in India over the next few weeks Committed to sending.
This global task force on the epidemic will provide vital medical supplies, vaccines, oxygen, and other life-saving support to India. US Secretary of State Tony Blinken addressed the first global task force made in a country to deal with the public health crisis. Blinken tweeted that this conversation shows how the US and India can leverage their expertise and capabilities to resolve India’s Covid-19 crisis.
Many American companies together – Ranjan
In response to a question, Ranjan said, “Many American companies came together over the weekend. We are focusing on all possible help.” As Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that after successfully dealing with the first wave, we are very confident, our morale is high but this wave has shaken the country. Now our responsibility is to deal with it in any way. ”He said that the most important is oxygen and its constrictors. He said that he would send 20,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the next few weeks.
Ranjan said that the first 1,000 machines will reach this week and another 11,000 machines are expected to arrive by May 5. He said that the second issue is to send oxygen cylinders with a capacity of 10 liters and 45 liters.
The CEO of Deloitte welcomed talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden and America’s decision to provide medical supplies to India immediately. He said that both countries are natural allies. He said that about 2,000 employees of Deloitte in India are infected with the Corona virus. These American companies are in touch with the Indian ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
