New Delhi: The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has brought on nice distress and struggling in India – with the medical infrastructure crumbling within the wake of unprecedented rise within the variety of COVID circumstances.
To assist out the nation in these determined instances, many celebrities have donated cash and raised fundraisers to assist the determined COVID-19 sufferers.
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who has continuously been utilizing her social media platform to boost consciousness concerning the COVID-19 scenario in India, took to her Instagram to share an replace about what all have they achieved from the fundraiser began by the actress to combat the COVID pandemic in India.
Priyanka shared that with the assistance of the funds acquired, they’ve been capable of procure 500 oxygen concentrators, 422 oxygen cylinders and have now organized manpower for 10 vaccination centres.
The ‘Quontico’ star thanked everybody who contributed to the fund and introduced that they’ve raised the fundraiser to $3 million (INR 22 crore).
“To every single one of you who have donated and made these actions possible…please know that you have helped save lives. With your support we’ve now accelerated the fundraiser to $3 million (INR 22 crore),” learn the actress observe.
Apart from Priyanka, Anushka Shrama and Virat Kohli additionally raised a fundraiser. Actor Amitabh Bachchan himself contributed INR 15 crore to varied NGOs to combat COVID-19 and actor Sonu Sood has been working tirelessly since final yr to individually assist sufferers procure medicines, oxygen concentrators and hospital beds.
Various individuals from civil society have additionally been serving to in elevating sources, info, offering meals freed from price to COVID affected households and likewise elevating funds to assist individuals in these attempting instances.