New Delhi: In a bid to assist India combat the raging second of coronavirus, Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday (May 3, 2021) donated AUD 50,000 to UNICEF’s ‘India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal’ fundraising drive.
“Australian Cricket has been deeply saddened by the devastation caused by second coronavirus wave to hit India, a country with which Australians share a strong friendship and connection,” the assertion mentioned.
It added, “Australians and Indians share a special bond and, for many, our mutual love of cricket is central to that friendship. It has been distressing and saddening to learn of the suffering of so many of our Indian sisters and brothers and our hearts go out to everyone impacted.”
Australian Cricket will throw its assist behind the India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal by partnering with the @ACA_Players and @unicefaustralia to elevate a lot wanted funds.
Donate to UNICEF Australia’s India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal: https://t.co/JWpslbtY2j pic.twitter.com/E0CMow6h8z
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) May 2, 2021
The UNICEF Australia’s ‘India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal’ is procuring and putting in Oxygen Generation Plants in hospitals to deal with critically ailing sufferers, offering testing tools and supporting the acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out.
CA’s beneficiant gesture comes per week after Australian vice-captain and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Pat Cummins donated $50,000 to the PM-CARES fund to assist buy oxygen provides for hospitals in India.
— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) April 26, 2021
Notably, India is witnessing an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 circumstances from the previous couple of weeks. The world’s second-worst coronavirus-hit nation recorded greater than 3,00,000 new infections for a twelfth straight day on Monday. India’s total caseload is now nearing 2 crores, whereas the whole fatalities have elevated to 2,18,959.
Â
