madras death covid positive journalist prompted bhargavi kumaran friends start maiden help patients kinship group find memory access resources pandemic today group volunteers works round time ensure people need find welltimed help journalist put serial publication tweets asking oxygen chronicled last proceedings totally shook us friend sumaya sent list leads source oxygen initiative plain enunciate bhargavi second year computer engineering student vit says group gets many contribute social media availability infirmary beds oxygen volunteers verify feed database finally circulate social media also vex requests mass day try help verified city state specific information second wave pandemic sweeps country young indians forefront battle helping people find access doctors hospital beds sourcing oxygen delivering groceries serving needy technology become key ministration bring pandemic young people nowadays aware socially conscious fifteen yr ago starting rare school students says dr prahalathan k k bhumi adding volunteers aged force volunteers also made brobdingnagian difference lot rest period work involves verifying information connecting people resources says volunteers access smartphones people trying reach take exception missed call helpline dayafterday wage labourers many afford recharge phones make calls says social media wings volunteering groups shimmer key role much selective information flooded social media volunteers work overtime verify leads correct information reaches people mixer media team works go have it off working says bhargavi began inaugural april suresh as well virtually volunteering four five hours daylight help connect people resources worked chennai volunteers cv dec teaching young missy english extend to asked would help covid relief work immediately agreed says biotech cv unpaid worker work verify selective information related food oxygen supply useful links helplines pet care doctors guidance transport services patient family brainsick worried want call many act figure get help verify information wiley post social media whatsapp groups says wfh schedules many able virtually volunteer coordinating supply groceries orphanages shelter house across india says ganesh kumar j digital marketing analyst volunteers bhumi volunteers various cities get requirements homes verify send identify local marketer supply elevate funds ensure groceries delivered pandemic support many institutions waned says chennai supporting orphanages says ganesh devotes least hr week virtual volunteers trying help way rohan mecheri trying produce awareness social distancing distributing masks since first undulate began done couple fundraisers raised lakh corrupt lakh masks masks distributed frontline proletarian surgical masks reusable cloth ones given people homes orphanages barren women also acquit zoom sessions importance wearing masks social distancing usually orphanhood old age homes stressful volunteers constantly exposed people hurt first days tough kept take time process everything mentally able cope anything distressing fall out ask volunteer take go bad says bhargavi