India gets $1-mn materials requests from SAARC nations over coronavirus

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India has received requests for $1 million worth of material assistance including masks, gloves and disinfectants from SAARC nations amid the coronavirus pandemic. MEA added that materials have been sent to Bhutan and Maldives and deliveries to other countries will begin soon. Control rooms equipped with dedicated helplines are operating 24*7, it added.