Also read: Coronavirus | Indian Army asks more personnel to work from homeRegional assistanceListing activities undertaken by the Navy to assist countries in the region, he said the Indian Navy has deployed medical assistance teams to the Comoros and Mauritius for COVID-19 containment and also provided assistance to the Philippines Navy. “Philippines Navy ships were deployed in the Indian Ocean. Under Mission Sagar, the Navy has deployed INS Kesari for providing medical aid and support to Indian Ocean littoral states. Working under COVID-19 restrictions, Navy ships have been sailing continuously for 100 days at a stretch. She was fuelled and resupplied by tankers of the Indian Navy and U.S. Navy,” the Navy had stated.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2020 13:18 UTC