A tweet by an Opposition MP, which shows her quizzing the Canadian Minister in charge to procuring Covid-19 vaccines whether the government had reached out to India for make up for its difficulties in getting enough doses, has gone…err…viral. Michelle Rempel Garner, the shadow minister of health for the opposition Conservative Party, pinned the tweet of a video of her questioning minister of public services and procurement Anita Anand, whether she or Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She also predicted a “steep incline” in shipments of vaccines arriving in Canada after the middle of February. Canada has recorded 804,263 cases so far, including 36,067 fatalities due to the coronavirus crisis. India has continued its “vaccine diplomacy”, exporting doses to various countries around the world.

Source: Hindustan Times February 08, 2021 06:35 UTC