Google announces $18 million to aid India in COVID-19 crisis
The Hindu
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has announced ₹135 crore or $18 million funding support for India’s current pandemic battle, stressing that he was ‘devastated to see the worsening COVID crisis’
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has announced ₹135 crore or $18 million funding support for India’s current pandemic battle, stressing that he was ‘devastated to see the worsening COVID crisis’ in the country. "Right now, India is going through our most difficult moment in the pandemic thus far. Daily COVID-19 cases continue to set record highs, with hospitals filled to capacity and in need of urgent supplies to cope with the increasing number of patients,” Google’s India head India Sanjay Gupta said in a statement.
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