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The hospital has given 10 ventilators, circuits, PPE kits, face shields, digital thermometers, N95 masks and hand sanitisers among essential medical supplies to the diaspora organisation Association of Indians in America. ....
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Bollywood actor Vivek Anand Oberoi, who has been in the limelight because of his philanthropic work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has recently contributed to a fundraiser to help people who are suffering from the novel coronavirus. ....
Nora Fatehi steps up to boost COVID relief efforts, urges people to donate ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 16:41 IST Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 25 (ANI): Bollywood diva Nora Fatehi recently visited a COVID relief centre to volunteer and work for the cause by joining hands with Donatekart. With this initiative, Nora has urged people to contribute even a small amount possible. The 29-year-old actor-dancer took to Instagram and shared a post requesting people to donate for the COVID relief work. Alongside the post, Nora shared a video requesting the donation where she says, Now is the time for all of us to come together and help each other. ....
Among several global organizations and Indian American nonprofits ramping up to provide relief to India as it battles its latest COVID-19 crisis, the International Association for Human Values, in partnership with India-based Art of Living, has raised a $1 million fund (out of a target $2 million) to mobilize emergency equipment and deploy essential services, a media release said May 3, according to a PTI report. Already 250 medical grade oxygen concentrators, 50 ventilators and 413 oxygen cylinders have been distributed to hospitals in need, it noted, adding that in addition, 450 oxygen concentrators from the U.S. and 1,000 from China have been procured and are in the process of getting to India this week. Another 1000 concentrators have been ordered, it said. ....
Filling the vacuum SUBSCRIBE We ll soon meet in your inbox. / Morning Dispatch Good morning, Tech startups, which have benefitted from huge investments over the past few years, are now paying it forward with a slew of Covid initiatives for employees and their families. Also in this letter: Covid relief efforts As the government struggles to contain the devastating second wave of the pandemic, many top technology startups have announced a range of initiatives to help employees and their families cope with medical emergencies and financial upheaval. Who’s doing what: Paytm lost eight employees to Covid-19 in April. Its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma told ET the company would continue to pay salaries to the families of deceased employees for the rest of the financial year. ....