Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday held a detailed discussion on the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak and resolved to deploy the full strength of the India-U.S. partnership to fight the pandemic.
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The two leaders held an “extensive” telephonic conversation.
“We had a good discussion, and agreed to deploy the full strength of the India-U.S. partnership to fight COVID-19,” Mr. Modi tweeted.
The discussion comes at a time when both countries are in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. has so far confirmed 278,458 cases of COVID-19 and more than 7,100 deaths. India has 3,072 coronavirus cases and has reported 75 deaths.
