India promises more COVID-19 shots to Omicron-hit Africa after Chinese move

India stands ready to 'expeditiously' send more COVID-19 vaccine to Africa to help fight the Omicron variant, New Delhi said late on Monday after China pledged 1 billion doses to the continent. India and China have close ties with many African countries but Beijing has pumped much more money into the region, and on Monday promised to invest another $10 billion