Respect! Sikhs Come To The Rescue Of The Elderly In Self-Isolation By Giving Them Free Food
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for worldwide solidarity in a bid to stop the spread of novel coronavirus as the number of cases and deaths across the globe now outnumber those in China.
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The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the new coronavirus was an "enemy against humanity," as the number of people infected in the pandemic soared past 200,000 across the world.
In the midst of these trying times, the Sikh community, known for their philanthropy have once again stepped in to help people in dire need.
The Sikh community in UK has decided to help elderly people with free nutritious food and are delivering it to their houses in a bid to help others combat the pandemic. '
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Sikhs in Slough, UK have come up with Mobile Food Support for the elderly & isolated & are Providing FREE HEALTHY & NUTRITIOUS essentials to help them! Pls share! #COVID©`19mx #CoronavirusOutbreak #Sikh pic.twitter.com/l0kqpATzk9
A man named Harjinder Singh Kukreja recently took to Twitter to announce that Sikhs in Slough, Berkshire, have come up with ¡®Mobile Food Support¡¯ for people aged 65-years and above and will be delivering ¡°healthy and nutritious¡± food to them.
Speaking to News18, Harjinder said: ¡°Sikhs have been at the forefront of philanthropic work throughout the world. The community ongoingly delves into social causes which make a mammoth difference.¡±
When Australia battled with the unprecedented bushfire crisis, one of the worst wildfires in decades, it was the Sikh community that stood up to contribute to rescue operations.
Apart from the initiative in the UK, Sikhs in Australia too are helping people caught in self-isolation. According to Mail Online, the volunteers will be delivering free food to self-isolated people in Melbourne's south-east for the next two weeks.
After UK, Sikhs in Melbourne set up free delivery service for self-isolated people
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Sikh volunteers announced that they would be delivering free food to self-isolated people in Melbourne's south-east for the next two weeks.
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One of the charity's founders, Jaswinder Singh, said they were expecting 300 orders for their first round of deliveries tonight.
"Some of those ordering are sick or disabled and we have had a few messages from people who are stressed and have quarantined themselves," Mr Signh told Mail Online.
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Mr Singh noted the service provided vegetarian food and that customers could 'decide whatever they need from the menu on our Facebook page.'
8,967 people have died so far from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak as of March 19, 2020. There are currently 219,240 confirmed cases in 176 countries and territories . The fatality rate is still being assessed.
