In less than 100 hours, more than 66,700 Indian-Americans have raised more than $ 4.7 million for COVID-19 (COVID-19) relief operations in India.
Arun Kankani, President, Seva International USA and Manager Yagnesh Patel (pic- @sewausa)
Sewa International USA Collects 47 Lakh Dollar to Help India: Indian-American non-profit organization (NGO) ‘Seva International USA’ has raised nearly $ 4.7 million via social media for COVID-19 relief operations in India (Sewa International USA NGO). In the second wave of corona virus epidemic in India, there are wild cases of infection, due to which there is a shortage of medical resources. “This is a collective effort that can save lives, defeat hunger and help India in its decisive battle against COVID-19 (COVID-19),” said Seva International USA.
The service has collected 2,184 oxygen concentrators to be sent to India on Tuesday. More than 66,700 Indian-Americans raised more than $ 4.7 million for COVID-19 relief operations in India less than 100 hours after starting the fund raising campaign. Seva International USA has been the top Indian-American philanthropic organization in the US over the past few years.
Oxygen concentrators will be sent
The organization said, ‘Our top priority right now is to buy oxygen concentrators at the earliest and send them to India so that people’s lives can be saved. We are also assisting the hospitals run by the service organizations, so that patients and patients infected with the corona virus can be treated. On Tuesday, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (APPI), the largest racial medical organization in the US, also launched a nationwide campaign to organize medical oxygen, phone counseling and educational webinars to help fight the COVID-19 in India. Has announced.
Record number of cases
In India, a record number of new cases and death figures are being recorded for the past few days. More than three lakh infected people are being found here everyday. Due to this, in many hospitals of the country including the capital Delhi, there has been a shortage of medical oxygen to essential medicines and beds (India Coronavirus Situation). Many hospitals issued SOS or tweeted that there is only a few hours of oxygen left, after which the government immediately started arranging oxygen for help. Although the oxygen crisis is still not completely averted, people have had to struggle a lot for it.
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