Babar Azam prays for people of India in catastrophic times of coronavirus

Babar Azam said it's time to show solidarity and pray together.

(Web Desk) – Pakistan captain in all three formats, Babar Azam has on Wednesday said his prayers are with the people of India in these catastrophic times of the coronavirus pandemic.

Babar Azam took to Twitter and said it’s time to show solidarity and pray together. I also request all the people out there to strictly follow SOPs, as it’s for our safety only, he said while adding that together we can do it.

Prayers with the people of India in these catastrophic times. It s time to show solidarity and pray together. I also request all the people out there to strictly follow SOPs, as it s for our safety only. Together we can do it. #StayStrong pic.twitter.com/YCLb13ITlO

— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) April 26, 2021

It is pertinent here to mention that India’s coronavirus death toll passed 200,000 today with more than 3,000 fatalities reported in 24 hours for the first time, official data showed.

A total of 201,187 people have now died, 3,293 of them in the past day, according to health ministry data, although many experts suspect that the true toll is higher.

India has now reported 18 million infections, an increase of 360,000 in 24 hours, which is a new world record. This month alone the country has added almost six million new cases.

The explosion in cases, blamed in part on a new virus variant as well as mass political and religious events, has overwhelmed hospitals with dire shortages of beds, drugs and oxygen.

The crisis is particularly severe in New Delhi, with people dying outside packed hospitals where three people are often forced to share beds. Clinics have been running out of oxygen.

India has so far administered 150 million vaccine shots and from Saturday the programme will be expanded to include all adults, meaning 600 million more people will be eligible.

However, many states are warning that they have insufficient vaccine stocks and experts are calling on the government to prioritise vulnerable groups and badly hit areas.

With inputs from AFP