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Singapore has been supporting India in sourcing supplies for fighting COVID-19: Indian envoy
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Last Updated: May 28, 2021, 01:46 PM IST
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Praising Singapore s support through agencies like the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Enterprise Singapore for India in combating the current COVID-19 pandemic, he said they used their database and contacts to tell the mission where the necessary equipment can be found and the suppliers to reach out to.
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