(Photo : Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images) India Faces Spiraling Numbers Of COVID-19 Infections
NEW DELHI, INDIA - APRIL 17: Relatives of a patient who died of the Covid-19 coronavirus infection perform his last rites amid other burning pyres of covid deaths at a crematorium on April 17, 2021 in New Delhi, India. Covid-19 cases are spiralling out of control in India, with over 200,000 new coronavirus cases on recorded on Thursday alone, according to health ministry data, bringing the nationwide tally of infections to 13.9 million. The latest wave has already overwhelmed hospitals.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the situation in India is beyond heartbreaking, pointing out that many countries are also witnessing high COVID-19 transmission.
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How to help India amid COVID-19 surge that s devastating the country
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India experiencing ‘COVID tsunami’
President Joe Biden promised to send critical supplies to India after the country reported 350,000 new cases and 2,700 deaths in 24 hours.Rafiq Maqbool/AP
As India faces an overwhelming surge of record-breaking COVID-19 cases and deaths, humanitarian organizations are offering ways to help the county in dire need of resources.
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), a global humanitarian agency that helps in delivering emergency relief, has been working with its India chapter to provide on-the-ground resources during the crisis.
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