By IAR Desk

New Delhi: India has sent a rapid response team comprising 15 doctors and health care professionals to Kuwait on Saturday, April 11, to assist the Kuwait government in its fight against coronavirus.

“India’s RAPID RESPONSE TEAM arrives in Kuwait. Follow up to the discussion between our two Prime Ministers on #COVID19. Underlines the special friendship between India and Kuwait,” tweeted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
The rapid response team has been deputed at the request of the government of the State of Kuwait, a release from India’s Ministry of External Affairs said.
The medical team is expected to stay in Kuwait for a period of two weeks during which it will render medical assistance in testing and treatment of the afflicted persons and training their personnel.

This comes as a follow up to the recent phone call between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Kuwait counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah, in which both the leaders agreed for a concerted and coordinated effort against the global pandemic.

Following the discussions between the two leaders,  External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and his Kuwaiti counterpart  Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al Mohammad Al Sabahheld a telephone conversation to discuss the prevailing situation in Kuwait and explore ways to further strengthen cooperation during these challenging times .

India and Kuwait share a strong partnership based on historical, cultural, economic and people-to-people-contacts. Indians constitute the largest group of expatriates with an estimated population of about ten lakhs in the State of Kuwait.

Kuwait has so far reported 1,154 coronavirus cases with one person succumbing to the deadly infection in the Gulf country.
India is reaching out to Kuwait in the extended neighbourhood to further complement its efforts to fight the menace effectively.