An Indian doctor checks a patient for mucormycosis symptoms using a slit lamp, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Mumbai, India, May 25, 2021. [Reuters]
The European Commission has announced that it will allocate an initial 2.2 million euros in emergency funding to respond to the surge of Covid-19 cases in India.
According to a statement by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, the funding will support the World Health Organization (WHO) for a 6-month case management of Covid-19 patients,
as well as strengthening laboratory capacity for Covid-19 testing.