Cricket Australia on Monday pledged 50,000 Australian {dollars} to help India’s combat in opposition to the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and also will increase extra funds in partnership with its gamers’ affiliation and UNICEF.
India’s each day circumstances have been upwards of three lakh on most days for the previous couple of weeks and have additionally breached the 4 lakh mark. The dying toll has been rising by over 3,000 on a regular basis, in response to official figures.
“Australian Cricket will throw its support behind India’s COVID-19 Crisis Appeal, with Cricket Australia, the Australian Cricketers; Association and UNICEF Australia partnering to raise much needed funds,” CA stated in an announcement.
“Australian Cricket has been deeply saddened by the devastation brought on by this second coronavirus wave to hit India, a rustic with which Australians share a robust friendship and connection.
“Cricket Australia will make an initial donation of AUD 50,000 and encourage Australians everywhere to give generously at this crucial time in India’s COVID-19 response.”
The funds raised by CA shall be donated to UNICEF Australia, which can utilise it in numerous aid initiatives in India.“UNICEF Australia’s India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal is procuring and installing Oxygen Generation Plants in hospitals to treat seriously ill patients, providing testing equipments in heavily impacted districts and supporting the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX initiative,” the CA added.
The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in India with the health-care infrastructure throughout the nation struggling to deal with the case load amid scarcity of oxygen provide and important medicines.
Several Australian cricket stars are presently in India taking part within the IPL.
