At the Sikh gurdwara (temple) in Ghaziabad city, humanitarian tragedy is visible on the street as Sikh aid group Khalsa Help International has been buying small quantities of oxygen as and when it becomes available to help those in urgent need.

Cars, vans and rickshaws plying Covid-19 patients and their families choked the street outside the temple, as volunteers holding black oxygen cylinders spread out to help, according to a Reuters report.

Rummy, who is president of the gurdwara and founder of Khalsa Help International, said he began providing the service three days ago as cases started spiking in New Delhi. "People are dying on the streets. That's why we started this."

People with breathing problems, due to Covid-19, arrive to receive oxygen support for free at a gurdwara in Ghaziabad, India, April 24. — Reuters
People with breathing problems, due to Covid-19, arrive to receive oxygen support for free at a gurdwara in Ghaziabad, India, April 24. — Reuters

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