KATHMANDU: United States is continuing its assistance to Nepal to fight the coronavirus pandemic and as part of its support, USAID is airlifting urgent COVID-19 supplies from US to send to Nepal this week.
US Ambassador Rand Berry took to Twitter Tuesday to notify that USAID was airlifting COVID supplies this week. The tweet also contains a video where USAID Nepal Director Sepideh Keyvanshad speaking about the deepening US-Nepal ties and continued assistance from US to Nepal amid the coronavirus situation around the world.
This week @USAID is airlifting urgent #COVID19 supplies to Nepal. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the American people have given Nepal over $50 million in COVID-19 assistance to #beatthevirus, and we' will continue to do so. 🇳🇵🇺🇸 @USAIDNepal @USEmbassyNepal pic.twitter.com/S8GbYnAgby
— U.S. Ambassador Dean R. Thompson (@USAmbNepal) May 25, 2021
Meanwhile, the foreign aid provided by the US to Nepal has been increased and has exceeded US $50 million. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Twitter last Friday that foreign aid had been increased.
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