India Covid crisis: Students help desperate patients find hospital beds, oxygen
Tamanna Sajeed/Bangalore
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Epicenter, a student-run organisation with volunteers as young as 13, uses social media to help those in need.
Students in Bangalore, India a Covid warzone which saw over 1,800 succumb to the virus last month alone have found an innovative solution to aid desperate relatives trying to save their loved ones.
Founded by 19-year-old Aryan Ghosh, Epicenter first began as a student-run news organisation in 2020, but now serves as a critical lifeline for those putting out calls for help on Twitter, as the city faces an acute shortage of hospital beds and critical supplies.