Modi Pitches for Regional Air Ambulance Pact Amid Covid-19, Idea Gets Praise From Pak, Other Nations

At a workshop on management of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed a special visa scheme for doctors and nurses, and a regional air ambulance agreement for medical contingencies across South Asia and two East African island nations.

Modi made the suggestion at ‘COVID-19 Management: Experience, Good Practices and Way Forward’, a regional conclave hosted by India on management of coronavirus pandemic. Health leaders, experts and officials from nine countries -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and India – attended it.

“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,” the PM said.