Tag: COVID surge

India Needs Your Love and Support More Than Your Judgements and Analysis

Commentary It’s been two weeks since I started reporting on the current COVID surge in India. It has been heartbreaking and I have often teared up while writing. It has also been inspiring witnessing stories of compassion, courage, and the triumph of the unshakable human spirit over adversity. I was on a reporting trip to…


India Needs Love and Support More Than Judgments, Analysis

Commentary It’s been two weeks since I started reporting on the current COVID-19 surge in India. It’s been heartbreaking and I have often teared up while writing. It also has been inspiring to witness stories of compassion, courage, and the triumph of the unshakable human spirit over adversity. I was on a reporting trip to…


Responding to Record Number of Cases, Citizen Volunteers Lead COVID Relief Effort in India

NEW DELHI—A three-month-old baby boy from Nagpur city in central India was COVID positive and his desperate parents reached out on Twitter for help. A team of volunteers called India Cares connected the parents with a volunteer pediatrician who virtually guided the parents, who were under quarantine. The child tested negative five days later. “Thank you…