âPlease help!â âCan someone help?â âAny leads?â These are just some of the cries for help on social media by people looking for oxygen cylinders, ICU beds, ventilators, plasma, and medicines for friends/family/acquaintances in India.
Just when Indians thought the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic was behind them, it snuck up on them like a monstrous sneaker wave. Distressing images and videos coming out of India, which are beyond heartbreaking, are not for the faint of heart.
The wave of infections â likely driven by a more lethal strain â that has engulfed the country has stirred feelings of anxiety, grief, and anger among Indian Americans, who are fearful for the lives of their loved ones back home.
COVID: US lawmakers hail Biden admin for assistance to India
“The situation in India is dire and staggeringly heartbreaking,” Congressman Tom Souzzi said.
“We cannot forget that this is a global pandemic. We must continue helping other nations get the vaccines and supplies they need to fight COVID-19. This is the right move by President Biden as India faces uncontrolled spread and desperate shortages,” Senator Cory Booker tweeted.
Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said that this is a global pandemic and until this is crushed the virus everywhere, they cannot recover. “India needs our help and it’s our moral responsibility to rise to the challenge,” Jayapal said.
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Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal s parents tested positive for COVID-19
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has disclosed that both her parents, who live in India, were recently diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalised. Jayapal said her parents contracted the disease at the start of the current surge. They are now back home and recuperating, she added.
The first-ever Indian-American Congresswoman who represents Seattle in the US House of Representatives was recently in India to meet her ailing parents. It was rough. I ve got to say both my parents are there. They re 80 and 90 years old. They were both diagnosed with COVID. They both ended up in the hospital. My dad needed oxygen, she told the media on Tuesday.
India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.
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An influential Indian-American Democratic lawmaker on Monday welcomed the US government’s decision to provide material and healthcare help to India in its fight against a spike in COVID-19 cases, but said this is “no time for symbolism” or “lip service” and the Biden administration must act now.
India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.
“The Biden administration’s commitment that it will export raw materials for the Indian manufacturer of the Covishield vaccine is a welcome decision,” Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said.