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Published: 03 Jun 2021 12:59 PM BdST
Updated: 03 Jun 2021 12:59 PM BdST A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a shepherd girl for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test in Nawroz Baba village in central Kashmir s Budgam district May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
As the coronavirus pandemic began to spread last year, charities in Indian-administered Kashmir lacked a key tool that was available to most others in the country - high-speed mobile internet. );
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The Indian government had instituted an internet shutdown after its decision on Aug 5, 2019 to end Kashmir s semi-autonomous status.
The internet blackout eased in some places last year and by the time high-speed mobile internet was restored statewide on Feb 5, it was the longest shutdown in India s history.
As the Covid-19 unleashes its carpet-bomb-morbidity in Kashmir, hundreds of individuals and groups have redoubled their efforts to restrict the possibly colossal costs. They are doing anything and everything and supplementing the efforts of the government as well. Right now, Oxygen and food retains the top slots, reports
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Kashmir’s major charity, the Athrout handing over six high-value ventilators to the management of Chest Disease Hospital in Srinagar in April. The hospital was the first designed Covid-19 Hospital. Pic: Special arrangement
As the second wave of Covid-19, now being referred to as Covid19-2.0, rages through Kashmir, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), frontline workers, and volunteers on the ground are gearing up once again to tackle the visibly disastrous consequences. Driven by community concern and lived experiences of crisis management, a number of these groups are providing people oxygen concentrators, cylinders, personal protection equi
Meet The Samaritans Providing Meals To Needy And COVID-19 Patients For Free!
What adds to the agony of COVID-19 is the level of helplessness a person experiences with no resources available around, people suffer to the extent that is unexplainable.
Be it a COVID-19 patient or a frontline worker, or someone low on finances the unavailability of resources, particularly food, is one of the major sufferings right now.
Several people have come forward to fight this and are offering free meals to needy and COVID-19 patients in their locations. Here are some of those good samaritans NextBigWhat salutes to!
‘Food for Kashmir’ by ‘Tiffin Aaw’
Jammu-Kashmir couple provide free tiffin service for COVID positive patients, frontline workers
A young couple in Srinagar started this free tiffin food service for COVID-19 positive patients and medical staff.
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Updated: May 4, 2021, 10:29 PM IST
Amid the increasing number of COVID positive cases across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, restrictions have been put in place by the administration. A lot of people along with their families who have been tested positive are finding it difficult to have access to food.
Amid this, a campaign called Food for Kashmir is fast gaining popularity as they deliver free home-cooked food to these COVID patients and their families. A food delivery startup called Tiffin Aaw in Srinagar has started this campaign on social media. They have taken it upon themselves to deliver free meals for covid positive families, COVID warriors, and people in need.