COVID-19 Cause: Free accomodation and meals offered for Indian students in US

The world has turned upside-down as the coronavirus has no reliable vaccine, medicine. Indian-American hoteliers have come forward to rescue the stranded Indian students in the US following the implementation of lockdown measures in the country in response to the rapidly-spreading coronavirus pandemic, offering them free accommodation and free meals.

With the students scrambling for a roof over their heads after being asked to vacate their hostels and India banning international flights for a week from March 22 due to the coronavirus pandemic,



more than 6,000 rooms in nearly 700 hotels were offered to them by Wednesday following a call from the Indian Embassy.

The Indian Embassy has been running around-the-clock helpline since last week for the students in the US, who number over 2,50,000.

India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said in a tweet, "It is heartening to see that Indian; Indian-American and other hotel owners are coming forward to help people with accommodation in these testing times. Together we can overcome the fight against COVID19!"