The U.S. placed restrictions on travelers from India starting Tuesday, due to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. Members of the India Association of New Hampshire like Jyoti Sharma are acutely aware of the skyrocketing cases and lack of supplies. "My parents, my sister and my husband's family, they're all in India," Sharma said.Ashish Bhardwaj is another member affected by the crisis overseas."Not a day goes by that I hear from some school friend or college friend or some relative that somebody has passed away," Bhardwaj said.State Rep. Latha Mangipudi from Nashua said India sent COVID-19 relief to New Hampshire a year ago."They provided N95 for our physicians back when we were lacking PPE," Mangipudi said.She organized a group of New Hampshire doctors of Indian origin to send help, whether as telemedicine or donations.They partnered with Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua to send more than 2,000 oxygen concentrators, which have already flown out from Atlanta. The India Association of New Hampshire created the COVID India Relief Fund and donated $10,000 for medical supplies, food and shelter.Other Granite Staters have donated $1,500, and the association hopes more people will join efforts to help.For more information, head over to their website or check out their Facebook page.
The U.S. placed restrictions on travelers from India starting Tuesday, due to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.
Members of the India Association of New Hampshire like Jyoti Sharma are acutely aware of the skyrocketing cases and lack of supplies.
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"My parents, my sister and my husband's family, they're all in India," Sharma said.
Ashish Bhardwaj is another member affected by the crisis overseas.
"Not a day goes by that I hear from some school friend or college friend or some relative that somebody has passed away," Bhardwaj said.
State Rep. Latha Mangipudi from Nashua said India sent COVID-19 relief to New Hampshire a year ago.
"They provided N95 for our physicians back when we were lacking PPE," Mangipudi said.
She organized a group of New Hampshire doctors of Indian origin to send help, whether as telemedicine or donations.
They partnered with Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua to send more than 2,000 oxygen concentrators, which have already flown out from Atlanta.
The India Association of New Hampshire created the COVID India Relief Fund and donated $10,000 for medical supplies, food and shelter.
Other Granite Staters have donated $1,500, and the association hopes more people will join efforts to help.
For more information, head over to their website or check out their Facebook page.
May 01, 2021 at 07:36PM
https://www.wmur.com/article/granite-staters-send-help-to-india-as-white-house-announces-travel-restrictions-amid-covid-19-surge/36305279
Granite Staters send help to India as White House announces travel restrictions amid COVID-19 surge - WMUR Manchester
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