Around 3,689 people succumbed to the COVID-19 infection in the last 24 hours.
With the second wave of the COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on India, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Sunday (May 2) extended a helping hand towards the national capital Delhi’s ongoing fight against the deadly Coronavirus outbreak.
The deadly Coronavirus is rapidly spreading all over India with the country has been reporting around 4 lakh new cases every day – the most number being reported since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020 while the death tally reached 2,15,542 till now.
Delhi is among the worst-hit states in India with the national capital reported 20,394 new COVID-19 cases and 407 deaths while the oxygen crisis continues to be the government’s biggest challenge to solve and now state body DDCA came forward to do their bit in this testing time.
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The DDCA has announced to donate 100 units of BPAP-B non-invasive ventilators and 100 oxygen concentrators to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal for distribution to healthcare facilities in Delhi to help the national capital in its fight against the COVID-19.
The state cricket body will also provide 25 units of oxygen concentrators to be kept at DDCA for use by its members, officials, employees on a need basis and it will be returned to DDCA after use.
DDCA said in an official statement: “Together we can fight the spread of COVID-19. In tandem with its tradition of fulfilling social responsibility, DDCA has decided to extend a helping hand towards the ongoing fight against COVID-19.
In view of the surge in cases across Delhi and urgent demand for life-saving equipment such as ventilators and oxygen concentrators, the President and the Members of the Apex Council, DDCA will donate 100 units of BPAP-B Non-Invasive Ventilator and 100 Units of Oxygen Concentrators each to the Lt. Governor, NCT of Delhi for distribution to healthcare facilities in Delhi.”
The statement concluded, “It has also been decided that in addition to the above, the DDCA will procure 25 units of Oxygen Concentrators to be kept at DDCA for use by its members, officials, employees, etc. on a need basis, to be returned to DDCA after use.”
(With ANI Inputs)