Guyana has begun receiving supplies to fight COVID-19 under the US$1m made available to this country by India.
The same US$1 million level of assistance, was offered to each CARICOM country, according to a press release from the Indian High Commission.
The assistance is aimed at improving health infrastructure and capacities and the procurement of medical supplies and equipment which will enable Guyanese to receive more COVID-19 related medical care and health services. This includes the procurement of 29 ventilators, 4,800 PPE-clothing coveralls, 4,799 masks, 4,366 face shields, 70 examination gloves, and various other supplies. Besides these, the Indian Government has provided 30,000 hydroxychloroquine tablets “as a gesture of goodwill” in support of the fight against COVID-19.