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May 15, 2021 11:07 IST
From providing free isolation spaces to food, medicine and oxygen, the groups lend a hand at the last rites too
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The Covid isolation facility at Calvary Temple in Hyderabad on May 8, 2021.
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RAMAKRISHNA G
From providing free isolation spaces to food, medicine and oxygen, the groups lend a hand at the last rites too The contours of COVID-19 have assumed different shapes in different cities. The suffering has been no less, however. The need for isolation centres was never more felt, given the nuclear family structures. The demand for oxygen beds and cylinders has gone up exponentially. Food and medical care are major issues too. The healthcare infrastructure is overwhelmed but cries for help have not gone unheeded with socio-religious organisations rising to the occasion.
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Amid the chaos, Muslim organisations are coming forward to help people as daily cases rise exponentially
In the capital New Delhi, many clerics have announced that they are setting up isolation centers for patients. PHOTO: SOCIAL MEDIA
NEW DELHI:
With the number of daily coronavirus cases in India hitting record highs, Muslims in several parts of the country have turned mosques and madrassas (Islamic schools) into Covid-19 care facilities to aid patients.
India has been witnessing a staggering surge in infections of more than 300,000 daily since April 22, which has severely strained the country’s health system, leading to massive shortages of hospital beds, oxygen and critical drugs.
(RNS) In the grip of a deadly second wave of COVID-19, religious charities and faith-based organizations are among the many civil society groups that have stepped up to mobilize COVID relief efforts.