COVID-19 India: “At this critical time, during this alarming COVID-19 surge, I have asked the Dalai Lama Trust to make a donation to the PM-CARES Fund as a token of our solidarity with fellow Indian brothers and sisters,” the Dalai Lama said in a statement.
Dharamshala:
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today announced to make a contribution to the PM-CARES Fund to strengthen India’s fight against the alarming COVID-19 surge.
“I have been following the continuing challenge that the COVID-19 pandemic has been posing across the world, including in India, with concern,” the Dalai Lama said in a statement.
“At this critical time, during this alarming COVID-19 surge, I have asked the Dalai Lama Trust to make a donation to the PM-CARES Fund as a token of our solidarity with fellow Indian brothers and sisters,” he added.
“May I take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation for all the efforts that are being made to tackle this devastating pandemic, especially by those courageously working on the frontline. I pray that the pandemic threat will end soon,” the spiritual leader said.
With 3,23,144 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 1,76,36,307, while the national recovery rate has further dropped to 82.54 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.