As India's daily coronavirus cases set global records, people desperately searching for hospital beds and oxygen cylinders are finding help on social media. But for others like Ruby Yadav, who has never heard of Twitter, time and hope is running out. Travelling by rickshaw, Yadav and her mother - who is seriously ill with Covid-19 - have been turned away by nearly a dozen public hospitals in Lucknow this week as the country's health system crumbles. "I'm losing hope. We know what will happen next, but I can't bear to watch my mother collapse like this," Yadav, 21, said. "We've tried every helpline provided by the government and the only reply we're getting is there are no beds available. I don't know what Twitter is and didn't think of asking for help on social media," said Yadav, holding back tears. "No help has arrived yet," said Yadav. "My mother is losing time."
'India's Covid-19 meltdown exposes new front in digital divide', Deccan Herald
