US Vice President: India's Situation Is Heartbreaking

In an address to the Indian diaspora in the US, Vice-President Kamala Harris shows her concern over the deteriorating Covid-19 situation in India. She said that "nothing short of heartbreaking".

"Generations of my family come from India. My mother was born and raised in India. And I have family members who live in India today. The welfare of India is critically important to the US," Harris said in her pre-recorded message.

We have delivered oxygen concentrators, with more to come. We have delivered N95 masks and have more ready to send. We have delivered doses of Remdesivir to treat Covid patients."

"At the beginning of the pandemic, when our hospital beds were stretched, India sent assistance. And today, we are determined to help India in its hour of need." "We do this as friends of India, as members of the Asian Quad, and as part of the global community." Kamala Harris added.

Harris' remarks come as nation is battling the devastating 2nd wave of the pandemic that has triggered a record number of new corona cases and deaths, leading to a shortage in oxygen supplies across the country.