The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli and his wife, Anushka Sharma have pledged donations for the PM-CARES initiative and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. However, they didn’t disclose the amount.
Tweeting about the same, Anushka wrote: “Virat and I are pledging our support towards PM-CARES Fund & the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (Maharashtra). Our hearts are breaking looking at the suffering of so many & we hope our contribution, in some way, helps easing the pain of our fellow citizens #IndiaFightsCorona.”
Virat and I are pledging our support towards PM-CARES Fund & the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Maharashtra). Our hearts are breaking looking at the suffering of so many & we hope our contribution, in some way, helps easing the pain of our fellow citizens #IndiaFightsCorona
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) March 30, 2020
Kohli also posted the same message on his timeline.
Anushka and I are pledging our support towards PM-CARES Fund & the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Maharashtra). Our hearts are breaking looking at the suffering of so many & we hope our contribution, in some way, helps easing the pain of our fellow citizens #IndiaFightsCorona
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 30, 2020
Many actors and celebrities have come forward to donating money for the relief works during the pandemic. Earlier, actor Akshay Kumar donated ₹25 crores for the same. Other Bollywood personalities like Varun Dhawan, Rajkummar Rao, and Shilpa Shetty have made some generous donations for the same.
More than 3.38 billion people worldwide have been asked or ordered for a lockdown in the fight against COVID-19. That represents around 43 percent of the total world population, which is 7.79 billion people according to a United Nations count in 2020.
India’s tally has gone past 110 cases even as the country remains under a 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the spread of the virus that has infected over 7 lakh people globally. The pandemic, which originated in China’s Wuhan, has spread across the globe now, and some of the countries like Italy, Spain and Germany have been badly hit by the virus.
Meanwhile, like every other cricketer, Virat is also in quarantine at his home with his wife. India is under lockdown at the moment until April 15 due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the celebrity couple has done its bit to create awareness amongst their fans. Time and again, Virat and Anushka have urged people to stay in their homes and not come out during these troubled times.
