COVID-19: Israelis chant 'Om Namah Shivay' to pray for India

As the deadly second wave of COVID-19 continues to make life difficult for people in India, many foreign countries extended help in the form of medical equipment and supplies. Israel too aided India by sending two shipment of oxygen concentrators and respirators. Not only that, people of Israel also extended sentimental support by praying for our well-being and hoped for India’s fast recovery against COVID-19.

Recently, hundreds of Israelis gathered together in one of the avenues in the mains of Tel Aviv to pray for India and the good health of Indians.

They chanted 'Om Namah Shivay' to pray for the recovery of Indians suffering from the viral disease. Expressing solidarity with India, they conveyed a "get well soon" message.

The video was shared by Indian embassy official Pawan K Pal on Instagram. He captioned the video as: "When whole Israel unites to give you a ray of hope."

The coronavirus situation remains grim in India as the country reported around 4 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday, taking the country’s total caseload to over 2.18 crore. Out of these, over 37 lakh cases are currently active while over 1.79 crore people have recovered. With 4,187 new deaths, the toll now stands at over 2.38 lakh.

According to the Health Ministry, twenty-four states have reported a test positivity rate of more than 15 per cent for Covid-19 over the last week, the government said. At least 30 districts had showed “a steep upward trend” in cases over the last two weeks.