ENTAIN DONATES £100K TO HELP INDIA FIGHT COVID-19

British gambling giant Entain has donated £100,000 GBP (approx. €116,150) to help COVID-19 relief efforts in India. 

The donation was made through Entain’s independent Entain Foundation, and is supporting the work of Crown Agents, a not-for-profit international development organisation. 

Despite signs that the current wave of infections is starting to slow in India, the country is still struggling to cope with the number of sick and dead, with hospitals running out of beds, basic medical supplies, and oxygen, and crematoriums running at full capacity. 

Entain’s donation will enable Crown Agents to supply 25 Invacare Platinum Oxygen concentrators, as well as the drugs Remdesivir, Tocilizumab and Dexamethasone, used in the treatment of the virus. 

The combination of the oxygen concentrators and medical supplies will allow for the treatment of more Covid-19 patients in their own homes, in turn reducing some of the strain on India’s medical infrastructure.

Commenting on the donation, Jette Nygaard-Andersen, CEO of Entain, said: “We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our colleagues and the Indian people at large in what is a hugely challenging time for all. We hope that the supply of oxygen concentrators and Covid-19 drugs will make a contribution to helping in the fight against this dreadful virus.”

Fergus Drake, CEO of Crown Agents, said: “We are deeply concerned about the current situation in India. Especially in these difficult times, we must stand together to beat the virus globally, once and for all. We very much welcome Entain’s support and are committed to continue to work with our funders globally to beat this deadly disease.”

Through its Hyderabad-based subsidiary, IvyTech, Entain employs over 2,500 people in India, and the group says it is making extensive efforts to support its staff and their families. This includes the procurement of critical medicines, emergency hospitalisation support, assistance with medical insurance, and online medical consultations. 

AYO.NEWS says:

It’s great to see yet another entertainment tech company making a real difference to the battle against COVID-19 in India. Last week Swiss computer peripherals and software manufacturer, Logitech, announced a $2M USD donation to help relief efforts, while earlier this month South Korean video game developer and publisher, Krafton, donated $200K.