Brazil President References Ramayana While Urging India To Launch Drug

Bolsonaro was the chief visitor for India’s 70th Republic Day celebrations in January. The Prime Minister guaranteed all potential assist to the Brazilian President

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro talks to supporters as he leaves Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil on April 6, 2020. - President Jair Bolsonaro's disapproval rating has surged as the far-right leader has taken a vocal stance against coronavirus containment measures, two polls out last Friday found. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)

New Delhi: Brazil has till now recorded 13,234 active cases of COVID-19 infection with a total number of 688 deaths. Now Brazil is the recent nation urging India to open the export of an essential drug that’s being examined as a treatment for novel Coronavirus infection. While making the request Brazil referred the drug to Hindu epic Ramayana. Additionally, 30 international locations, led by the US, have been requesting India to launch anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine which surfaces to combat the spread of Coronavirus or COVID-19. Meanwhile, Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi which says," Simply as Lord Hanuman introduced the holy drugs from the Himalayas to save lots of the lifetime of Lord Rama’s brother Lakshmana, and Jesus healed those that have been sick and restored the sight to Bartomeu, India, and Brazil will overcome this international disaster by becoming a member of forces and sharing blessings for the sake of all peoples”. Amid rising strain for the export hydroxychloroquine and hours after US President Donald Trump’s intimidation of “retaliation” if India would not elevate the ban on the export of the drug, the federal government on Tuesday mentioned it’s going to permit restricted exports of the important thing drug to “nations which have been badly affected” by the pandemic. Bolsonaro was the chief visitor for India’s 70th Republic Day celebrations in January. PM Modi and Jair Bolsonaro recently spoke to each other on the telephone the final Saturday. The 2 leaders discussed the situation throughout the globe within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. PM Modi tweeted about the telephonic conversation, “Had a productive phone dialog with President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro about how India and Brazil can be part of forces in opposition to the #COVID-19 pandemic,”. The Prime Minister guaranteed all potential assist to the Brazilian President and agreed that officers from each of the international locations would stay in common contact with respect to the COVID-19 scenario and its rising challenges. According to the latest figures from the Health Ministry the total number of Coronavirus cases in India today hit the 5,000 mark. Total COVID-19 cases rose to 5,194 after 773 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours. Health Ministry's figures showed the death toll rising to 149 while 401 patients have been cured of the virus or discharged.