VIDEO: Indian police officer requests Muslims to pray for coronavirus pandemic to end

A video of a police officer in Mumbai requesting the Muslim community to pray for the coronavirus pandemic to end during Ramzan on a loudspeaker has gone viral on social media.

“Main ne suna hai kay taraweeh ki namaz mein bohat jaldi suni jati hai to aap namaz me yahi mangna ke COVID hamare shehar se, hamare daish se jaldi chala jae (I have heard that Taraweeh prayers are heard, so please that COVID leaves our city and the country soon), the policeman can be heard saying in the video.

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Meanwhile, Pakistanis are extended their prayers for residents of it’s neighbouring country as India fights a deadly second wave.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry and Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi also extended their prayers for India.

#PakistanstandswithIndia and #IndiaNeedOxygen were some of the top trends on the microblogging website.

Farhan Saeed, Shaan and Shoaib Akhtar were also among those who prayed for those suffering in India.

All our prayers with Indian people in these difficult times. May Allah make it easier for India and the entire world . Know that we are praying for you !
Heart warming to see #PakistanstandswithIndia as the top trend in Pakistan.
Humanity should and did win.

— Farhan Saeed (@farhan_saeed) April 23, 2021

The current COVID situation in India is heart breaking my prayers for all who are suffering .. if the govt of India had invested in health care rather than defence spendings things would have been much better …♥️🙏🏼 prayers from Pakistan 🇵🇰 may ALLAH be with you

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 23, 2021

India is really struggling with Covid-19. Global support needed. Health care system is crashing. Its a Pandemic, we are all in it together. Must become each other's support.
Full video: https://t.co/XmNp5oTBQ2#IndiaNeedsOxygen #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/vX1FCSlQjs

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) April 23, 2021

Earlier on Friday, the Managing Trustee of Edhi Foundation Faisal Edhi wrote a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and offered help to manage the deadly second wave of coronavirus in India.

India posted a record tally of 346,786 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, while daily deaths from COVID-19 also jumped by a record, government data released on Saturday showed.

As per Indian media outlets, from the first wave of COVID-19, the demand for medical oxygen had increased from 700 metric tonnes per day to 2,800 metric tonnes per day. However, in the past few days, the demand has reached nearly 5,000 metric tonnes per day.