The coronavirus is ravaging India. Here's how you can help

By Ashley Vaughan, CNN

Updated 1:06 PM ET, Fri May 7, 2021

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks through a banquet hall temporarily converted into a Covid-19 ward in New Delhi.
A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks through a banquet hall temporarily converted into a Covid-19 ward in New Delhi.

(CNN)India is experiencing the world's worst coronavirus outbreak.

The country has had more than 17.6 million cases since the pandemic began last year. But experts fear the the real number could be up to 30 times higher.
Grieving families are struggling to keep themselves and their loved ones safe amid an overwhelmed health care system, and medical workers are stretched thin as some hospitals run out of oxygen and supplies.
    The global community is rallying to help India push back against the pandemic, with countries around the world offering aid.
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        A young man receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Guwahati, India, on Saturday, May 8.
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        A young man receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Guwahati, India, on Saturday, May 8.
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        Police in Shimla patrol the streets of the Lower Bazaar area during a curfew on May 8.
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        Police in Shimla patrol the streets of the Lower Bazaar area during a curfew on May 8.
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        An elderly woman wears an oxygen mask that was provided at a Sikh temple, also known as a gurdwara, in New Delhi.
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        An elderly woman wears an oxygen mask that was provided at a Sikh temple, also known as a gurdwara, in New Delhi.
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        A medical worker observes patients inside a Covid-19 ward that was set up inside a sports stadium in New Delhi.
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        A medical worker observes patients inside a Covid-19 ward that was set up inside a sports stadium in New Delhi.
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        A health worker administers a Covid-19 test on the outskirts of Amritsar on May 3. Police in rural areas launched a free cab service for villagers so they could get tested and vaccinated.
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        A health worker administers a Covid-19 test on the outskirts of Amritsar on May 3. Police in rural areas launched a free cab service for villagers so they could get tested and vaccinated.
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        Volunteers stand next to burning pyres at a crematorium on the outskirts of Bengaluru on May 2.
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        Volunteers stand next to burning pyres at a crematorium on the outskirts of Bengaluru on May 2.
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        Officials in Chennai prepare to open postal ballots for state elections, which have taken place during this second wave of Covid-19.
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        Officials in Chennai prepare to open postal ballots for state elections, which have taken place during this second wave of Covid-19.
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        A worker at a mass crematorium carries logs of wood for funeral pyres as people perform the last rites for some Covid-19 victims in New Delhi on May 1.
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        A worker at a mass crematorium carries logs of wood for funeral pyres as people perform the last rites for some Covid-19 victims in New Delhi on May 1.
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        A woman hugs her son after arriving to receive free oxygen in New Delhi on May 1.
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        A woman hugs her son after arriving to receive free oxygen in New Delhi on May 1.
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        A health worker administers a Covid-19 test in Siliguri on April 30.
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        A health worker administers a Covid-19 test in Siliguri on April 30.
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        Flower garlands, fruits and a pair of sandals were placed on a spot where a woman was cremated in New Delhi on April 30.
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        Flower garlands, fruits and a pair of sandals were placed on a spot where a woman was cremated in New Delhi on April 30.
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        Police personnel hold placards on their motorbikes during a Covid-19 awareness rally in Chennai on April 29.
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        Police personnel hold placards on their motorbikes during a Covid-19 awareness rally in Chennai on April 29.
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        People wear protective suits while watching a relative's cremation in New Delhi on April 28. Their loved one died from Covid-19.
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        People wear protective suits while watching a relative's cremation in New Delhi on April 28. Their loved one died from Covid-19.
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        Workers prepare beds for a Covid-19 isolation center that was set up inside a stadium in Srinagar on April 27.
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