So, India is dying.
Look, I know a good number of you are from the US and things aren't amazing there either, but my country is literally on the brink of collapse. So I'd love it if we could talk about that for a minute.
If you can't do anything else, please just read and reblog.
To put things in perspective,
1 USD = 75.22 Indian rupees
1 euro = 90.99 Indian rupees
1 pound = 104.40 Indian rupees
Even a small amount of 5 or 7 or 10 of foreign currency will help a lot. Our government has essentially abandoned us. People have turned to social media for help. WhatsApp groups and DMs on twitter/insta is where we find help. Our helpline is a Google doc. Situation is so dire that hospitals are discharging patients due to lack of oxygen. Every night the same story, oxygen running out in hospitals, citizens running around to somehow arrange for oxygen with minutes to spare. Last night, we had manged to get oxygen to a hospital with 14min to spare.
Please, PLEASE help. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
^ that post has links to petitions and donations PLEASE boost the versions of this post with links!!
Reblogging with more links. Listen to @groundzero-and-deku ☝️ they know what they're talking about.
Some of you in the US have asked what else you can do. I'm not the best person to answer this since I'm not from there, but I do know that Biden is being urged to ship supplies to India. Maybe a more informed person can chime in with how best you can help but calling your representative and registering your concern sounds like a good starting point.
From one democracy to another, thank you. Please keep this going, you're all amazing.
Reblogging one more time
EDIT: Reblogging with some more donation links from @spacegirlstuff Here and Here
Y'all, this is a good time to mention that I am not affiliated with any charity or donation centre, and am not receiving donations on behalf of anyone. This is a list of resources compiled by me and more importantly, other people who have a better grasp on the situation than myself. They are to the best of our knowledge great resources but I still encourage you to do your research and put your money where you believe it will be used best. If you find more ways to help or donate, add them in a reblog - let's get as much information out there as possible. Much love and please stay safe
PLEASE BOOST THIS VERSION OF THE POST WITH THE EXTENDED LIST OF LINKS TO DONATIONS AND RESOURCES
IM SEEING HINTS OF BULLSHIT IN THE NOTES ABOUT HOW WE HAVE LOW DEATHS PER MILLION.
Honey, sweetie, you absolute moron, we have one of the LARGEST POPULATIONS on Earth.
Even 2% of the infected dying, is a huge fucking number but that's not even what the main issue we're bringing up here.
THE MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS OVERBURDENED. THE SHEER NUMBER OF CASES THAT REQUIRE HOSPITALISATIONS ARE DRIVING OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INTO THE GROUND.
COVID IS AN ACUTE DISEASE. THE SYSTEM HASN'T HAD TIME TO EXPAND AND ENCOMPASS THE MAGNITUDE OF CASES. NOT FOR THE FIRST WAVE. DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE SECOND.
Think critically. Do your research. Find out how you can help. Get of this post if you're just going to derail it. There are people dying as much from poor governance as they are from lack of supplies and covid-19.