Mississippi, United States – Rayees Ahmed Mirza would advise his mother Najma, 55, in India’s southern city of Hyderabad to wear a mask and not venture out every time he spoke to her over the phone.
From his experience in the United States, the 35-year-old IT professional from Minnesota knew the COVID-19 pandemic in India was far from over.
On April 15, Mirza had just started work when his mobile phone started to ring continuously. He answered and heard the news he dreaded most.
His mother had tested positive for COVID-19, was having extreme difficulty in breathing, and her oxygen levels were dropping.
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Brooklyn hotel worker attacked with hammer after man randomly walks into lobby
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A Queens man was attacked with a hammer while he was at work.
Police say the incident happened at a hotel in Brooklyn when a belligerent man randomly walked into the lobby.
The victim, Sumit Ahluwalia is from India and is from the religious Sikh faith. He came to the United States with his young family just three years ago. Obviously America is the best country that everyone dreams for, Ahluwalia says.
A mechanical engineer by trade, he is now the operational manager at the Quality Inn in Brownsville. He was working hard like he does every day, when on Monday morning, a man walked into the lobby, loud on the phone. When the front desk asked him if he needed help, things went south.