How the heads of the Indian silicon giants helped their motherland counter the Coronavirus wave
How the heads of the Indian silicon giants helped their motherland counter the Coronavirus wave
Google and Microsoft are cooperating with the e-commerce giant Amazon, as well as technology leaders, whether in India or abroad, to help their homeland in the face of the new and fierce wave of the Corona virus.
"I am deeply saddened by the current situation in India. I am grateful to the United States government to mobilize assistance. Microsoft will continue to use its voice, resources and technology to assist in the relief effort and support the purchase of oxygen equipment," Nadella said in a tweet on Twitter.
In turn, Pichai tweeted, "I am devastated to see the worsening Covid crisis in India. Google and its employees have provided $ 18 million to fund GiveIndia and UNICEF for medical supplies, as well as to fund institutions that support communities, and grants to help spread information." the mission".
In the midst of the second devastating wave of the Corona epidemic, India has reported more than 350,000 cases of the new Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest in a single day recorded since the outbreak of the epidemic, according to reports.
Pichai's tweet also contains a link to a blog, where Google details ways to help its efforts to combat the deteriorating situation.
Amazon announced that it will donate 10,000 oxygen concentrators and machines to hospitals and public institutions in India (Reuters)
Not just Google and Microsoft
Meanwhile, Vinod Khosla, an investor in IIT Delhi and a billionaire in Silicon Valley who founded Khosla Ventures and co-founders of Sun Microsystems, has tweeted to the Indian government offering to help.
And Amazon announced on April 25 that it will donate 10,000 oxygen concentrators and machines to hospitals and public institutions to increase its ability to help patients with corona across multiple cities in India.
The first of these shipments landed in Mumbai on April 25, and the majority of cargo is expected to be completed by April 30, according to a report.
The report said Amazon has teamed up with Indian platforms and other partners to urgently transport more than 8,000 oxygen concentrators and 500 ventilators from Singapore.
Additionally, Amazon India is also purchasing more than 1,500 oxygen concentrators and other biomedical equipment in partnership with non-profit organizations, according to reports.
Vijay Sheikha, founder of Paytm - an Indian payment systems company for e-commerce and financial technology - said in a tweet on April 25, “We have supplied supplies to oxygen centers of various sizes using our own money. OxygenShortage deficiency problem.
Zomato, which is led by Indian-born Dibinder Joya and operates in the food delivery services business, on April 21 launched the emergency delivery feature, including oxygen.
This comes as several major hospitals in Delhi have repeatedly come close to running out of oxygen and sending out distress messages. Besides Delhi, hospitals in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh are also facing a shortage of oxygen.
Reports said many people also took to social media to find oxygen or a hospital bed for their friends and family.
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