On Thursday, April 30, legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar donated INR 1 crore to help procure oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 patients in the country which has been badly hit by the second wave of coronavirus infections.
Earlier this month, Tendulkar had urged Indian citizens to donate blood plasma for COVID-19 patients.
Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to announce a donation to "Mission Oxygen" to "raise funds for importing oxygen concentrators and donating them to hospitals across the country."
Misson Oxygen said in a statement that Tendulkar's contribution was incredibly heart-warming.
He had inaugurated a plasma donation centre last year, he said in a video posted on April 24, his 48th birthday, and asked people to donate to the plasma bank.
A deadly second wave of the virus hit India in early April and cases have surged to more than 300,000 a day by the end of the month.
"His donation of INR 1 crore to 'Mission Oxygen' in its endeavour to procure and provide life-saving oxygen concentrators to hospitals across the nation in this time of need is incredibly heart-warming," read a statement from Mission Oxygen.
— Mission Oxygen India (@india_oxygen) April 29, 2021
Earlier, in April Tendulkar had tested positive and even hospitalised as a measure of precaution. He subsequently managed to recover soon.
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