Valley volunteers collect medical supplies to help COVID crisis in India
Valley volunteers are collecting supplies and donations to send overseas as the COVID crisis continues in India.
and last updated 2021-05-18 20:56:00-04
PHOENIX â A group of Valley volunteers are doing what they can to help the COVID-19 crisis in India.
COVID-related deaths continue to break record highs and the crisis is far from over, especially in rural areas with fewer resources and medical supplies. Millions have been infected and tens of thousands have died since mid-March.
"Thousands of people in Arizona are of Indian origin, and they've been affected greatly. Most of us have family members that are sick from COVID, many of us have family members that have passed away from COVID in India, so it become very much a personal thing as well," said Dr. Chintan Mehta, an internist at HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center in Phoenix.