People all across the globe are trying their best to protect themselves while the celebrities are trying to help health & welfare organisations spread more awareness about the pandemic Novel Coronavirus that has affected more than 1.5 lakh people all around the world and resulted in the deaths of around 7,000 so far. However, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) started the Safe Hands Challenge, Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh also tried to take the challenge and showed his fans how to tackle the COVID-19 by sharing ‘one simple step’.
In such a crunch situation where the scientists and health organisations are trying their best to prepare the vaccine for COVID-19, everyone has been asked to take proper care and precautions and they have also asked to stay at home while washing their hands or sanitizing themselves too often so that the virus doesn’t get spread. However, one of the most important thing that the health authorities asked not to do during this time is the avoidance of ‘handshake’ and public gatherings.
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Harbhajan Singh recently shared an Instagram story where his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teammate and captain MS Dhoni was seen shaking hands with Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) co-owner Preity Zinta while Bhajji himself was seen using a hand towel. However, the message was pretty clear what he wanted to show his fans amid the serious situation.
Coronavirus has affected not only everyone’s lives but also sporting events across the globe which included the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League where no decision took place during Monday’s teleconference by the eight IPL franchise owners as the situation has not changed much in the last few days amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country as well as globally.
Earlier the BCCI has postponed the start date of the tournament from March 29 to April 15 as India currently reported nearly 200 positive cases and four deaths for COVID-19 so far. While all the foreign visas have already been put on hold till April 15, the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has said that a “truncated IPL” can take place where a minimum 17 days already lost.
