
A Philadelphia physician raised $500,000 and is sending oxygen tanks to help India battle its Covid crisis
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A urologic surgery resident in Pennsylvania is raising money to help India as it battles a horrific Covid-19 outbreak.
Ruchika Talwar, a 28-year-old resident at the University of Pennsylvania, said she and a group of area physicians have raised almost $500,000 in one week to help send supplies directly to state-run hospitals in India that are in dire need. The country's Covid-19 crisis has surpassed its peak, experiencing the world's worst outbreak, with new cases staying well above 300,000 every day and continuously breaking the record for the highest single-day figure globally.
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