Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged for the greater integration and collaboration of South Asian and Indian Ocean islands to deal with COVID-19 pandemic management. Modi also reiterated India's total support in the ongoing distribution of Covid vaccine in the region and suggested issuing special visa to doctors and health workers to reach all part of the region immediately.
"If the 21st century is to be the Asian century, it cannot be so without greater integration among the countries of South Asia and the Indian Ocean islands. The spirit of regional solidarity shown during the pandemic has proven that such integration is possible," he said at a workshop on "COVID-19 Management: Experience, Good Practices and Way Forward" with 10 neighbouring countries, including those in the extended neighbourhood.
In his virtual address, Modi said the spirit of collaboration among these countries is a valuable take away from this pandemic and pitched for similar cooperation in the ongoing deployment of the vaccine. "Through our openness and determination, we have managed to achieve one of the lowest fatality rates in the world. Today, the hopes of our region and the world are focused on rapid deployment of vaccines. In this too, we must maintain the same cooperative and collaborative spirit," he said.
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