According to the data that comes to us every day from the country, the coronavirus pandemic in India has completely gotten out of control, especially after the contagions have possibly been accelerated by the existence of a new version of SARS-CoV-2, which As it grows, it would currently have three threatening mutations.
So far, the Indian variant (known as B.1.617 ) first identified in the autumn of last year, and since the beginning of April, there has been a notable growth in both infected and deceased. To give just one example, if on March 30 there were 53,480 new cases and 354 deaths, on April 28 there were 379,308 cases and 3,645 deaths.
In addition, experts coincide in pointing out that it is urgent to send help to care for the sick in the country , which has a population of more than 1.3 billion people, especially after its hospitals ran out of oxygen.
In this regard, we recently learned that Google announced the donation of 18 million dollars in new funds for the country, including two grants from Google.org, for a total of 2.6 million dollars.
The first of the donations goes to GiveIndia , in order to provide cash assistance to the families most affected by the crisis, in order to help them with their daily expenses.
The second will go to UNICEF , to help transport urgent medical supplies, including oxygen and test kits, to the places where they are needed most.
We have also learned that more than 900 Google employees have contributed with a donation of $ 500,000 , for organizations that support high-risk and underserved communities in the country.
Other help provided by Google
Google also indicates that most of its tools developed in the fight against the current coronavirus pandemic are also available in India, in both English and eight languages, including information on where to get tested and vaccinated.
They also collaborate closely with the country’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and with organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to support initiatives that raise awareness of the importance of vaccines.
While on popular platforms such as YouTube, the company supports the Indian government in its vaccine communication strategy, as well as working very hard to provide only safe and reliable information, reducing misinformation and hoaxes.
