The United Kingdom will shortly receive a first batch of 3 million paracetamol packets from India. The UK has expressed gratitude to the Indian government for approving this ‘important shipment’ after New Delhi lifted its export ban amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

Lord Tariq Ahmad, the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said the shipment is symbolic of the cooperative way both countries have been working.

He said that an estimated 21,000 British residents are currently in India, of which around 5,000 are set to be repatriated by next week through 19 charter flights between the UK and India.