The 'corona warrior' spending the day sourcing oxygen
Suranjana Tewari - BBC NewsHe’s the leader of the opposition Congress party’s youth wing - but has also now become the poster boy of a social media campaign that’s helping people arrange medicine, hospital beds and oxygen.
BV Srinavas told the BBC over the phone that more than 100,000 people have contacted his teams of 1,000 “corona warriors” since India’s second wave, using the hashtag #SOSIYC, or “SOS Indian Youth Congress”
The team also help people identify symptoms and connect them with doctors through phone calls and the internet.
Today, he says they're focusing on sending medication to people at home - those who have not been able to get beds in hospitals.
Mr Srinavas says it’s not easy to operate in such challenging circumstances in the absence of a government plan but stresses this is "not the time for politics".
"We have to fight together collectively to take decisions and save our people.”
Cricketers among Australians stranded in India
Australia joined other nations yesterday in announcing restrictions on arrivals from India.But the two-week pause on all India flights - including repatriations - leaves 9,000 Australian nationals trapped in the country, many of whom have been trying to get home for months already.
Some cricketers – who went over last month for the Indian Premier League - are among those stranded.
One batsman, Chris Lynn, requested a chartered flight to return home which has been criticised by other Australians online.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has also said cricketers will not get preferential treatment.
Is West Bengal India's next Covid ground zero?
Amitabha Bhattasali - BBC News, West BengalHe’s the leader of the opposition Congress party’s youth wing - but has also now become the poster boy of a social media campaign that’s helping people arrange medicine, hospital beds and oxygen.
BV Srinavas told the BBC over the phone that more than 100,000 people have contacted his teams of 1,000 “corona warriors” since India’s second wave, using the hashtag #SOSIYC, or “SOS Indian Youth Congress”
The team also help people identify symptoms and connect them with doctors through phone calls and the internet.
Today, he says they're focusing on sending medication to people at home - those who have not been able to get beds in hospitals.
Mr Srinavas says it’s not easy to operate in such challenging circumstances in the absence of a government plan but stresses this is "not the time for politics".
"We have to fight together collectively to take decisions and save our people.”