Actor
Farhan
Akhtar,
on
Thursday,
announced
that
he
has
donated
1000
PPE
kits.
In
an
Instagram
post,
the
actor
shared
that
the
PPE
kits
will
be
donated
to
government
hospitals
for
helping
healthcare
workers
fighting
the
Novel
Coronavirus.
Sharing
a
video
on
Instagram,
Farhan
also
asked
his
fans
to
join
in
and
donate
as
many
PPE
kits
as
possible.
"Help
our
COVID-19
warriors.
It
is
critical
that
we
provide
PPE
(Personal
Protective
Equipment)
kits
to
our
healthcare
workers
for
their
protection
in
this
#WarAgainstCovid19.
I
am
personally
donating
1000
PPE
kits
and
have
partnered
with
@tring.india
to
raise
funds
for
more
PPE
kits
which
are
in
immediate
need
across
India
for
our
doctors
and
medical
staff.
For
your
contribution,
I
will
send
a
personal
'thank
you'
video
message
recognising
your
generosity.
This
video
will
be
in
permanent
memory
with
you.
Some
of
you
will
even
get
to
interact
with
me
over
a
live
video
chat.
Log
onto
www.tring.co.in
and
go
to
my
profile
to
donate.
Let's
all
join
the
#WarAgainstCovid19
and
#UniteForHumanity."
Farhan
also
shared
that
he
will
personally
thank
every
contributor
who
donates,
either
through
a
post,
recorded
video
or
video
call.
Earlier,
he
was
seen
as
a
part
of
the
I
For
India
concert,
which
aimed
at
raising
funds
for
India's
fight
against
Coronavirus.
I
For
India,
reportedly
managed
to
raise
more
than
Rs
52
crore
with
the
help
of
Bollywood
as
well
as
Hollywood
celebrities
like
Priyanka
Chopra,
Nick
Jonas,
Will
Smith,
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Aishwarya
Rai
and
others.
The
Novel
Coronavirus
pandemic
continues
to
claim
lives
all
over
the
country.
India
has
recorded
56,342
positive
cases
since
the
outbreak,
with
the
rising
death
toll
of
1,886.