COVID-19 pandemic is yet to dial down in many regions of the world and India seems to be the worst hit by the second wave. Several organizations, volunteers are chipping in to help the govt fight the deadly virus and Xiaomi has joined the bandwagon with a pledge of ₹3 Cr.
In a press note, Manu Kumar Jain of Global VP of Xiaomi and MD Xiaomi India, says that Xiaomi is pledging to donate over INR 3 Crore to procure 1000+ oxygen concentrators. If you aren’t aware, lack of enough Oxygen concentrators is the major concern in India amidst the rising COVID-19 cases.
Manu also says that the Oxygen concentrators will be donated to the hospitals and state governments wherever needed the most. To put things into perspective, states like Maharashtra have been the worst affected by the second wave of COVID-19 and the list also has others like Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi, Assam, and more.
This isn’t the first time Xiaomi is donating something to tackle the pandemic. Last year, around the same time, the company pledged about 15 Crore INR to help tackle the outbreak in India.
Before that, it also donated lakhs of N95 masks to hospitals and state governments across the country.
Smartphone brands have never shied away from contributing to the ongoing pandemic and the donations made by companies’ Indian Arm is a testament to that. Apart from Xiaomi, OnePlus and OPPO donated about ₹1 Cr. each in 2020, and Samsung had donated ₹20 Crores to PM Cares Fund and states of Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu last year.
Coming back, apart from the ₹3 Cr. donation, Manu says that Xiaomi will also partner with GiveIndia to raise ₹1 Crore to support frontline COVID warriors across the country. By this, he means the frontline workers like Doctors, Nurses, Health care professionals, and others working hard to contain the spread of the virus.
The donation page will be live on Xiaomi’s website and users, fans, partners, and people who are interested can donate to this initiative as well.
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