COVID-19: How celebrities are doing their bit in this crisis

Last year in March when the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic caused a lockdown there was a state of anxiety as to when things will return to normal We are now hit by the second wave of the pandemic and the situation is far more traumatic than it was in 2020 Amid such dire times there are a lot of celebrities who have come out to help the peopleHere are some actors from the entertainment industry that are doing their bit to extend help to the nationSalman KhanKhan has always been known for his philanthropic work and his aid to people during the lockdown has been no less Salman Khan has been personally overseeing the distribution of meals to the frontline workers The superstarrsquos Being Hangryy trucks have been providing food kits since the junta curfew was announced in the state Khan visited the special kitchen set up at a Bandra restaurant where the food is prepared and packed He was keen to check the quality and freshness and ensure the smooth functioning of the distribution chainAkshay Kumar and Twinkle KhannaLast year the Pad Man star donated Rs 25 crore to the PM Care Fund and this year he has been lauded by fans again The actor donated Rs 1 crore to Gautam Gambhirrsquos foundation to help the Coronavirushit with food medicines and oxygen supplies The cricketerturnedpolitician shared the news on social media and wrote ldquoEvery help in this gloom comes as a ray of hope Thanks a lotrdquo In response the superstar posted ldquoThese are really tough times Irsquom glad I could help Wish we all get out of this crisis soon Stay saferdquo The Khiladirsquos fans lauded his contribution and said that they were proud of himThese are really tough times GautamGambhir Glad I could help Wish we all get out of this crisis soon Stay Safe mdash Akshay Kumar akshaykumar April 24 2021Moreover he and his wife Twinkle Khanna announced that they were donating 100 oxygen concentrators in an effort to contribute to the fight against the Covid19 pandemic In a separate tweet Twinkle wrote I think for the last few weeks with members of my own family ill I have been in a bit of a hole But I couldnt stay there for long I implore all of you in your own way to do whatever you can so we can look back at this bleak moment and at least say it took the worst but it brought out the best in all of us ILookForSilverLiningsAjay DevgnDevgn whorsquos has a largerthanlife persona on the celluloid has turned into a reallife hero too The actor has joined hands with BMC and Hinduja Hospital to set up ICU Intensive Care Units As BMC commissioners corporators and others frontline workers are working tirelessly on ground zero round the clock to monitor the emergency services Devgn too is working in close tandem by doing his bitAyushmann Khurrana and Tahira KashyapAyushmann Khurrana and his wife Tahira Kashyap also came forward to contribute to the Maharashtra Chief Ministerrsquos Relief Fund to help aid people crippled by the COVID19 pandemic in the state Ayushmann and Tahira uploaded a note on their social media thanking each and every Indian who have constantly inspired the couple to contribute more towards helping people ravaged by the crisis They said in the joint statement ldquoWe have been in the eye of the storm since last year This pandemic has broken our hearts made us endure pain and suffering like never before showed us how solidarity with one another can make us handle this humanitarian crisis Today again this pandemic asks us to show fortitude resilience and mutual supportrdquoSonu SoodSonu Sood has been helping the migrants reach their homes since the beginning of the lockdown last year He still continues to help as many people as he can and keeps tweeting about how many oxygen cylinders and beds he and his team could arrange every day Recently Sood airlifted a 25yearold critically ill Covid patient in an air ambulance from Nagpur to Hyderabad for treatment The patient Bharti is the daughter of a retired railway officer and she has reportedly lost almost 85 to 90 per cent of her lungs owing to Covid19 Sonu initially helped in shifting her to a private hospital in Nagpur Doctors then suggested she needed a lung transplantThe actor arranged for the patient to be airlifted to Apollo Hospital Hyderabad for a treatment called ECMO in which blood is artificially pumped into the body to take pressure away from the lungsGurmeet ChaudharyPaltan actor Gurmeet Chaudhary has also come out and decided to help people to the best of his capabilities He announced on his social media recently that he will be opening hospitals in Patna and Lucknow to help with the COVID outbreak in the country In his post the actor says that the hospitals will have ultra modern facilities and 1000 bedsI have decided I will be opening ultra modern 1000 bed hospital in Patna and Lucknow for the common man Followed by other cities Need your blessings and Support Jai Hind Details will be shared soonCovidIndia CovidHelpmdash GURMEET CHOUDHARY gurruchoudhary April 25 2021He will open more hospitals in other cities subsequently I have decided I will be opening ultra modern 1000 bed hospital in Patna and Lucknow for the common man Followed by other cities Need your blessings and Support Jai Hind Details will be shared soon CovidIndia CovidHelp he wroteThe actor has been extending help to COVID patients across the country and supporting them with their plasma and oxygen needs as well as organising beds He and his wife actress Debina Bonnerjee had tested positive for Covid last year and have also donated plasma recently They have been urging their fans also to donate plasmaSushmita SenThe actress shared some helpful yet heartbreaking information on her Twitter account about oxygen cylinders She had them but didnt have the means to transport them from Mumbai to Delhi and asked fans for guidance heres her tweetThis is deeply heart breakingoxygen crisis is everywhere I have managed to organise a few oxygen cylinders for this hospital but have no way to transport it to Delhi from Mumbaiplease help me find a way httpstcop8RWuVQMrOmdash sushmita sen thesushmitasen April 22 2021Bhumi PednekarPednekar recently shared a reel on her Instagram account and asked all the people of Delhi to show some Dil and donate their Plasma Have a look right hereView this post on InstagramA post shared by Bhumi bhumipednekarSidharth MalhotraMalhotra began sharing the helpline numbers of different states for COVID19 resources right from Rajasthan to Madhya PradeshItrsquos also to be mentioned that actor and politician Kirron Kher came out to support the COVID19 patients as well She recently tweeted that she has donated Rs 1 crore from Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme MPLADS to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education amp Research Chandigarh for the immediate purchase of ventilators for Covid19 patients With hope and prayers in my heart I am donating Rs 1 crore from MPLADS to the PGI Chandigarh towards the immediate purchase of ventilators for COVID19 patients I stand solidly with MyCity MyChandigarh MyPeople MoHFW_INDIA BJP4India pictwittercomHXVk0Y8zDHmdash Kirron Kher KirronKherBJP April 27 2021