Google and Microsoft are cooperating with the e-commerce giant Amazon, as well as technology leaders, whether in India or abroad, to help their homeland in the face of the new and fierce wave of the Corona virus.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai - who are of Indian origin - pledged on April 25 to support India in the face of the latest wave of the global pandemic.

"I am deeply saddened by the current situation in India. I am grateful to the United States government to mobilize assistance. Microsoft will continue to use its voice, resources and technology to assist the relief effort and support the purchase of oxygen equipment," Nadella said in a tweet.

In turn, Pichai tweeted, "I am devastated to see the worsening Covid crisis in India. Google and its employees have provided $ 18 million to fund GiveIndia and UNICEF for medical supplies, as well as to fund institutions that support communities, and grants to help spread information." the mission".

Devastated to see the worsening Covid crisis in India.

Google & Googlers are providing Rs 135 Crore in funding to @GiveIndia, @UNICEF for medical supplies, orgs supporting high-risk communities, and grants to help spread critical information. Https: //t.co/OHJ79iEzZH

- Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) April 26, 2021

In the midst of the second devastating wave of the Corona epidemic, India has reported more than 350,000 cases of the new Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest in a single day recorded since the outbreak of the epidemic, according to reports.

Pichai's tweet also contains a link to a blog, where Google details ways to help its efforts to combat the deteriorating situation.

"Today we announce $ 18 million in new funding for India," Sanjay Gupta, Regional Director and Vice President of Google India wrote on the blog.

The donations will be given as cash assistance to families hard hit by the crisis to contribute to their daily expenses, and another portion will go to UNICEF to help obtain urgent medical supplies, including oxygen and testing equipment, where they are most needed in India.

"This also includes donations from the ongoing employee campaigning campaign," Gupta said. "To date, more than 900 Google employees have contributed $ 500,000 to organizations that support vulnerable and marginalized communities."

The funding also includes increased support for the Ad Grant program for public health information campaigns, Gupta said.

Since last year, Google MyGov and the World Health Organization (WHO) have helped reach audiences with messages focused on staying safe and facts about vaccines.

According to Gupta, the company is increasing its support with an additional $ 15 million in the program for local health authorities and nonprofits for more language coverage options.

Google is already helping India with its basic information products such as search, maps, YouTube and ads.

Features are available to search for Corona news in India, in English and 8 Indian languages, which continue to improve translation and highlight reliable information.

This includes information about where tests and vaccinations are done.

Maps and searches display thousands of vaccine sites.

Google is also cooperating closely with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and with organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to support awareness of vaccines and initiatives, "according to what he wrote in the blog.

Amazon announced that it will donate 10,000 oxygen concentrators and machines to hospitals and public institutions in India (Reuters)

Not just Google and Microsoft

Meanwhile, Vinod Khosla, an investor in IIT Delhi and a billionaire in Silicon Valley who founded Khosla Ventures and co-founders of Sun Microsystems, has tweeted to the Indian government offering to help.

And Amazon announced on April 25 that it will donate 10,000 oxygen concentrators and machines to hospitals and public institutions to increase its ability to help patients with corona across multiple cities in India.

The first of these shipments landed in Mumbai on April 25, and the majority of cargo is expected to be completed by April 30, according to a report.

The report said Amazon has teamed up with Indian platforms and other partners to urgently transport more than 8,000 oxygen concentrators and 500 ventilators from Singapore.

Additionally, Amazon India is also purchasing more than 1,500 oxygen concentrators and other biomedical equipment in partnership with non-profit organizations, according to reports.

Vijay Sheikha, founder of Paytm - an Indian payment systems company for e-commerce and financial technology - said in a tweet on April 25, “We have supplied supplies to oxygen centers of various sizes using our own money. OxygenShortage deficiency problem.

Zomato, which is led by Indian-born Dibinder Joya and operates in the food delivery services business, on April 21 launched the emergency delivery feature, including oxygen.

This comes as several major hospitals in Delhi have repeatedly come close to running out of oxygen and sending messages of distress.

Besides Delhi, hospitals in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh are also facing an oxygen shortage.

Reports said many people also took to social media to find oxygen or a hospital bed for their friends and family.