On My Mind

In India, fear and compassion

Even as Covid 19 spawns a never-ending refrain of despair, the humanity of strangers is comforting

A patient, wearing an oxygen mask, sits outside Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in New Delhi on April 22, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
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* "I'm writing this in absolute desperation of support. My father has been found Covid positive. He's in critical condition and 70% of lungs got damaged. With each passing day, it is becoming impossible to keep up with the high charges of the hospital."

* "I am right now cremating one of my family members at Brijghat Garh and meanwhile trying to arrange Oxygen Concentrator for other family members who are all Corona Positive at Noida Sector 93. I am all broken and nothing is helping. Please help me, I am begging you please!"

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