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"In life, you have two choices: either sit down and do nothing, or roll up your sleeves and do what you can."

-- Tarun Patel, volunteer with an aid group set up by London's Neasden Temple - just one of a desperate and determined Indian diaspora scrambling to help India breathe
Living half a world away from Covid-stricken Indian relatives, Sydney doctor Yadu Singh has beat back his frustration at being unable to help by providing lifesaving medical guidance via phone, text and video chat

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