As India goes through a terrifying second wave of Covid-19, many Bollywood celebrities have started extending help via social media. Bhumi Pednekar, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapoor, Dia Mirza have been sharing information related to Covid-19 resources on their Twitter and Instagram handles. After returning from her vacation in Maldives, Alia Bhatt started an initiative ‘Circle of Hope’ with journalist Faye D’Souza to help collate resources useful for Covid-19 patients and their caregivers. Priyanka Chopra has reached out to US President Joe Biden, and other US government officials to help India in its fight against Covid-19. Sonu Sood is utilising the power of Social Media to help reach SOS calls to more number of people so that whoever has the resources can come forward. Twinkle Khanna tweeted asking for leads of a verified, reliable, registered NGO who will help distribute 100 oxygen concentrators. Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira Rajput have taken to their Instagram handles to amplify information about resources like availability of beds, medicines, free food and helpline numbers. Katrina Kaif, who tested negative for Covid-19 last week, too has been sharing information about Covid-19 related resources verified by Mumbai’s BMC on her Instagram.
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