UpdatedWed, May 12, 2021 at 8:01 am ET
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Long Island s South Asian community announced aid efforts for India, undergoing a devastating Covid-19 surge. (Getty Images)
HICKSVILLE, NY Nassau County and Indian-American community leaders jointly announced a Long Island aid campaign to assist Covid-stricken India. Business leaders, community organization leaders and politicians held a news conference on Monday announcing the efforts.
The COVID-19 crisis in India has led to the nation s healthcare systems becoming overwhelmed. Two days ago the country recorded over 4,000 deaths in one day.
Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello and Heath Committee Chair and Legislator Rose Marie Walker were on hand Monday in Hicksville at a Sikh prayer center to call attention to the aid campaign, raising funds for ventilators, personal protective equipment, medical supplies, and vaccinations for stricken India.
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India s COVID-19 crisis: Long Island communities step up
Long Island helping India
Several groups in Nassau County are teaming up to raise funds and PPE for India, which is gripped by a catastrophic third wave of the coronavirus outbreak.
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. -
Long Islanders are coming together to send aid to
India as the country is in crisis, with several states in lockdown. The county has hit an all-time high of more than 4,000
COVID deaths a day and more than 22 million active cases. Overall, more than 240,000 people in India have died. Please help India during this difficult time and save the largest democracy on this earth, Dr. Urmilesh Arya, the president of the