Indian Diaspora Looks For Ways To Help With India's COVID-19 Crisis

In India so far, more than 6 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the month of April alone. It can be hard watching a family member struggle with illness, or even die, while you’re thousands of miles away.

But that’s what’s happening to Indian Americans who live in the U.S. — including the estimated 75,000 Indian Americans who live in the greater Seattle area.

Joshua McNichols with member station KUOW spoke with some of them.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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