COVID-19<\/a>, when his friend’s cousin tragically died of the virus.\u00a0 When Shahnawaz Shaikh learnt that timely oxygen support could have saved her life, he sold his His story gained attention last year after he sold his Ford Endeavour and used the money to buy oxygen cylinders and also medicines for COVID patients.<\/p>\n“Earlier, we were not able to work properly due to lack of funding. I thought things like my SUV can be bought again, what is important right now is to help others,” he said to NDTV. “That’s why I sold my SUV and certain other things, and that’s how we were able to help others.”<\/p>\n
He told NDTV while talking about COVID in Mumbai, “Last year when we started, we provided oxygen to 5,000 to 6,000. This year, there is a shortage of oxygen in the city. Where we used to get 50 calls earlier, we now get 500 to 600.”<\/p>\n
Mr. Shaikh has touched many hearts, regarded as a lifesaving hero in\u00a0 Malvani in Malad with his Unity & Dignity Foundation, as it is now named. – and his noble gesture has gained much praise on social media too.<\/p>\n
State chief ministers are demanding more oxygen supply from the Central Government and are unable to get enough.\u00a0 Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Twitter: “India produces 7500 MT of O2 per day, we are one of the biggest producers in the world. O2 shortage is due to lack of logistics to transport it. Govt has failed us. Why did it not make arrangements when a second wave was inevitable? There was time. It\u2019s still not too late..”<\/p>\n
It is heartening to see a hero of humanity such as Shahnawaz Shaikh.\u00a0 Presently, the nation seems to be undergoing some kind of moral bankruptcy with the COVID crisis proving it with people selling oxygen and remdesivir in the black market when people are dying.\u00a0 \u00a0When heroes of compassion such as Shahnawaz Shaikh emerge, it inspires others and gives citizens hope.<\/p>\n
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