Covid 19

Shah Rukh Khan Donates 25,000 PPE Kits To Maharashtra

While thanking Shah Rukh Khan, Rajesh Tope, Health Minister of Maharashtra, said his contribution will help the healthcare workers immensely.

Mumbai| Shah Rukh Khan contributed 25,000 PPE kits to frontline healthcare workers in Maharashtra to help them in the battle against the highly infectious COVID-19 pandemic.

Rajesh Tope, Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare of Maharashtra, thanked the superstar via Twitter for his donation.

Responding to Rajesh Tope, SRK wrote that all of us are together in this. “Thank you sir for all your help to source the kits. We are all together in this endeavour to protect ourselves and humanity. Glad to be of service. May your family & team be safe and healthy,” he tweeted.

Earlier it was announced SRK’s NGO Meer Foundation will work with the Maha and WB govts for the supply of 50,000 PPE for healthcare professionals.

The actor and wife Gauri Khan recently offered their four-storey personal office space for treating coronavirus patients.

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Bollywood superstar had earlier announced various initiatives to help the nation during the crisis.

To provide support to the central and state governments SRK has taken the help of his other companies — Kolkata Knight Riders, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Red Chillies VFX.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India spiked to 10,363, with 339 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry.

31 people have died and 1,211 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours alone.

PM Narendra Modi while declaring the lockdown extension said that states and citizens have collectively suggested extending the lockdown.

PM has extended the lockdown till 3rd May indicating that a strict lockdown will be followed till 20th April.

After 20th April, some restrictions in unaffected areas will be lifted after analysis.

PM says that whatever relaxations granted during the shutdown to some areas will be upon conditions. And even if there is one new case reported in the area, the relaxations will be taken back.

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