Patricia Scotland, the secretary-general of the commonwealth, has expressed his “deep concern and solidarity” with India which has been grappling with the disastrous COVID-19 wave, reporting over 350,000 cases daily.

 “On behalf of the whole Commonwealth family, I want to express our deep concern and solidarity with the people and the Government of India as your national agencies mobilize to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and as the latest wave of infection continues to spread so distressingly in your country,” she said in a statement released on Wednesday. 

The group has called a Commonwealth Secretariat Rapid Response meeting to figure out how they could offer their assistance to India at this testing time. 

“We are immensely grateful for the support provided by the Government of India to small and vulnerable member countries of the Commonwealth earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was an immensely generous and practical response to this global emergency” She added.

She said the group shares their anguish at the impact of this devastating and terrible disease and commits to supporting the Government and people of India in any way possible.

“As a family of nations, we value our brothers and sisters in India, and we, along with the wider Indian diaspora, all of whom have family and friends affected,” she said in the statement.