EMRA offers to help press clubs in India fight COVID-19

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 2 May 2021

The Electronic Media Reporters Association (EMRA) is reaching out to Indian press clubs to provide critical safety kits for journalists. This initiative comes in response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the journalist community in India.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—The Electronic Media Reporters Association (EMRA) has offered to help the Press Club of India and the Chandigarh Press Club fight the deadly COVID-19.

EMRA President Asif Butt, in separate letters to the clubs, has expressed intention to send safety kits for journalists on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus.

“We are very sorry to hear about the exceptionally heavy impact that the pandemic has had on India. It is learned that the journalist community has also been affected because they are fighting as frontline workers,” the EMRA president wrote.

The association has sought the number of safety kits required by the clubs.

Fifty-two Indian journalists died of COVID-19 in April alone, according to a report published in news18.com.

KEY POINTS:

• EMRA is offering help to Indian press clubs against COVID-19.
• Safety kits will be sent for journalists on the frontline.
• Fifty-two Indian journalists died of COVID-19 in April alone.
• EMRA President Asif Butt expressed condolences and support.
• The association is requesting the number of safety kits needed.