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India is experiencing a surge in cases of coronavirus and Stamford-based Americares has a team there to provide ssistance to the people of India.
“So, the second wave or second surge of Covid, I would say, is impacting every Indian. I don’t see any family which hasn’t been touched by the current wave that we are experiencing,” Shripad Desai, India content director of Americares India Foundation, said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
He described what he is seeing as “frightening.”
Americares Responds to India COVID-19 Surge
Americares India staff providing care and information regarding COVID-19 for residents in India at the Mobile Health Center.
Stamford, Conn. – Americares is accelerating deliveries of PPE and critically needed medical equipment to health facilities throughout India on the frontlines of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak. India set a record earlier this week, surpassing 350,000 COVID-19 infections in 24 hours, and the crisis continues as overwhelmed health workers struggle to meet the demand for care.
The Americares India team based in Mumbai has already delivered over 6.6 million protective supplies for health workers, including masks, gloves and gowns since the start of the pandemic and plans to deliver thousands of more supplies in the coming weeks. Americares relief workers are coordinating deliveries of ventilators and other desperately needed medical equipment to COVID-19 treatment centers. Americares plans to provide expanded
Americares Responds to India COVID-19 Surge
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Stamford, Conn. – April 28, 2021 – Americares is accelerating deliveries of PPE and critically needed medical equipment to health facilities throughout India on the frontlines of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak. India set a record earlier this week, surpassing 350,000 COVID-19 infections in 24 hours, and the crisis continues as overwhelmed health workers struggle to meet the demand for care.
The Americares India team based in Mumbai has already delivered over 6.6 million protective supplies for health workers, including masks, gloves and gowns since the start of the pandemic and plans to deliver thousands of more supplies in the coming weeks. Americares relief workers are coordinating deliveries of ventilators and other desperately needed medical equipment to COVID-19 treatment centers. Americares plans to provide expanded support to 30 health facilities in the 10 states with the highest case counts.