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Ministries bringing hope & relief to India as COVID spikes
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
Michael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com)
Spanish
As the COVID-19 death toll in India tops 200,000, Christian aid organizations are launching relief efforts there.
The Associated Press reported last week that India hit a single-day record of 3,293 deaths from COVID-19, upping total deaths to 201,187 in the world s second-most populous nation of 1.4 billion people – second only to China. Another record in India was recorded the same day as that report, when 362,757 COVID infections were registered, according to Christianheadlines.com, which also noted that only the United States, Brazil and Mexico surpass India in COVID deaths.
India Covid-19 appeal: No hospital beds, acute shortage of oxygen
3 May, 2021 05:00 PM
4 minutes to read
Mridula Narayan paints a vivid picture of the humanitarian crisis in India as the COVID-19 pandemic grows.
Video / AP / World Vision
Mridula Narayan paints a vivid picture of the humanitarian crisis in India as the COVID-19 pandemic grows.
Video / AP / World Vision
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The Herald has joined forces with World Vision to support India in its fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. We re bringing you stories from the front line and the opportunity to help – every story has a click-through button so you can donate direct to World Vision and help provide desperately needed supplies of oxygen, beds, medical supplies and food.
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 1:39 pm
World Vision is at the epicentre of India’s COVID-19
crisis and stands ready to ramp up its response to the
emergency as it mourns the loss of staff to the virus in
recent days.
The organisation is working in some of
India’s worst-hit areas and is supporting health
facilities and vulnerable families in the wake of a COVID-19
second wave in India.
Due to the urgent lifesaving
needs, World Vision India is now refocussing its COVID-19
response and is set to allocate approximately $2.7 million
NZD for beds and oxygen concentrators in 93
hospitals.
But only a huge global effort can address