French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said that his country stands with India and is ready to provide support as India reels under deadly COVID-19 second wave.
“I want to send a message of solidarity to the Indian people, facing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. France is with you in this struggle, which spares no-one. We stand ready to provide our support,” Macron said.
❝I want to send a message of solidarity to the Indian people, facing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. France is with you in this struggle, which spares no-one. We stand ready to provide our support.❞
— President Emmanuel Macron
— Emmanuel Lenain (@FranceinIndia) April 23, 2021
Macron’s message for India was tweeted by French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain.
Meanwhile, France has imposed a 10-day quarantine for travellers arriving from India to prevent the Indian COVID-19 variant to spread through the country.
India recorded 3,32,730 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, setting yet another grim one-day record, taking the overall caseload to 1,62,63,695, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.
The country’s active COVID-19 cases stand at 24,28,616.
With 2,263 deaths in the last 24 hours, the death toll is at 1,86,920, the highest single-day record. In the last 24 hours, 1,93,279 recovered, taking the number of recoveries to 1,36,48,159.