In Pakistan, the hashtag #IndiaNeedsOxygen is trending on Twitter as people ask Prime Minister Imran Khan to help India, which is experiencing a shortage of oxygen cylinders as the number of cases of covid-19 rises in the area.
On Friday, India registered the world’s highest daily count of coronavirus infections for the second day in a row, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it battles an overburdened health system beset by mishaps.
As a result, people are turning to Twitter to crowdsource support for oxygen tanks, hospital beds, and other necessities, bypassing traditional lines of communication.
Faisal Edhi, the foundation’s chairman and the son of philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, has also provided assistance to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The situation in India continues to deteriorate, with deaths in the past 24 hours reaching a new high of 2,263, according to the health ministry, while officials across northern and western India, including the capital, New Delhi, warn that most hospitals are already running out of oxygen.
