Brazil President Jair M Bolsonaro thanked India with a heartfelt  Dhanyavaad! धनयवाद as the Latin American nation received 2 million doses of the Pune-made Covid-19 vaccine.

 

He said Brazil feels honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts.

 

Namaskar, Prime Minister @narendramodi

Brazil feels honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts.

Thank you for assisting us with the vaccines exports from India to Brazil.

Dhanyavaad! धनयवाद

— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his reply assured the Brazilian President that India would continue to strengthen the cooperation on healthcare.

 

The honour is ours, President @jairbolsonaro to be a trusted partner of Brazil in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic together. We will continue to strengthen our cooperation on healthcare. 

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 

Brazil is reeling from a second wave of Covid infections since November, with more than 1,000 daily deaths and an overall toll of more than 214,000 deaths that is next only to the USA.

 

India dispatched two million doses of Covishield vaccines to Brazil on Friday. Covishield has been developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and is being manufactured by Serum Institute of India.

 

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted images of consignment.

 

Trust the Pharmacy of the World. Made in India vaccines arrive in Brazil. #VaccineMaitri

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) 

Brazilian Ambassador in Delhi, Andre Aranha Correa do Lago, has also thanked the Serum Institute for the vaccines. "Thank you Serum Institute of India for the amazing professionalism demonstrated while shipping this batch of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines to Brazil and immense appreciation for and thanks to the Government of India for their support," do Lago said in a statement.