boAt announces Rs 50 lakh to help procure oxygen concentrators and medical supplies

boAt, audio wearable company, has partnered with SaveLIFE Foundation to deliver oxygen concentrators across Delhi and help meet the rising demand for the same.

Tech and smartphone companies are coming forward to address and assist in the ongoing pandemic situation in India that has left people helpless and in dire need of resources like hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and other medical supplies. India recorded over 3 lakh Covid cases on Wednesday for the seventh day in a row and saw over 3000 deaths in the past 24 hours. Tech companies, smartphone and wearable brands are coming forth and helping out through financial aids to get oxygen concentrators and medical supplies for people. boAt has announced a donation of Rs 50 Lakh in to procure high-grade oxygen concentrators and essential medical supplies for hospitals to boost their life-saving capacity and help Covid-19 patients. The audio wearable company has partnered with SaveLIFE Foundation to deliver oxygen concentrators across Delhi and help meet the rising demand for the same. The company noted that the foundation will be working closely with the Health Department over the next few days for further distribution to the hospitals and COVID-Care-Centres most drastically affected by the shortage of medical oxygen. Aman Gupta, Co-founder, boAt commented, “The COVID-19 pandemic has reached catastrophic proportions in India, more so in the National Capital Region. As an Indian brand, we recognize the challenges being faced by our people today and we truly hope that our small contribution will support healthcare and frontline workers as they race against time to save lives and contain the spread of this virus.” boAt had stopped marketing and promotional activities as well their performance ads for a day to declutter advertising noise to send a message to its community to pause and reflect in the wake of the pandemic.