As India fights the deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, many good Samaritans have swung into action helping those in critical situations.
One such good Samaritan is Nitin Yadav, PRO, media cell, Lucknow Police Commissionerate. Yadav is on his toes to help the poor and needy in these unprecedented times.
Yadav is providing medical oxygen cylinders to the needy in Lucknow, which is one of the worst-affected cities by the coronavirus pandemic in Uttar Pradesh.
"A person tagged the Commissionerate on Twitter requesting for an oxygen cylinder. I looked it up and took all the necessary information. In the process, I learnt that 11 critical patients in a private hospital need oxygen urgently," he tells Indiatimes.
"I made all the efforts and helped them with oxygen cylinders," he says, adding that the hospital did not have any transportation facility and his team had to facilitate the transportation.
After that incident, scores of people in need of oxygen cylinders reached out to Yadav through calls and social media. "Some of them belonged to extremely poor families. They could have lost their lives, if they did not get the medical attention they needed. We helped them on personal expenses," Yadav tells.
Yadav is leaving no stone unturned to help those in need.?
"These are trying times for everyone. We must stand with each other and support as much as we can. This is humanity," he adds.