New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Guyana's Health Minister Frank Anthony has expressed deep gratitude towards India for its timely assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for providing vaccines that played a crucial role in saving lives in Guyana.

While speaking to ANI on Saturday, Anthony recalled how India did not hoard vaccines like other countries, even when India was itself struggling with Covid management.

"I think during COVID, the vaccines that we receive from India helped us to save many lives because at a point, although we were looking all over the world to get vaccines, it wasn't possible because nobody was willing to sell us."

"And India stepped up and India was the first country to be able to give us the COVID vaccines ...