The
novel
Coronavirus
pandemic
has
severely
affected
all
walks
of
life
across
the
world.
The
only
silver
lining
of
this
grim
situation
is
the
quality
time
that
people
are
finally
spending
with
their
loved
ones
amid
the
COVID-19
lockdown.
However,
Mandana
Karimi
isn't
that
lucky!
Her
family,
which
includes
her
mother,
two
brothers
and
a
close
friend,
are
at
home
in
Iran,
and
she
can't
be
with
them.
The
Kyaa
Kool
Hain
Hum
3
actress
expressed
her
concern
while
speaking
to
Hindustan
Times
and
was
quoted
as
saying,
"For
my
friends
in
India,
the
situation
hit
them
for
the
past
two
weeks.
For
me,
I've
been
stressed
with
this
whole
situation
for
60
days.
My
mom
was
supposed
to
be
with
me
here
for
Holi,
she's
been
doing
this
for
seven-eight
years
now.
This
year,
she
couldn't.
I
can't
send
her
anything,
they
have
a
lot
of
problems
with
hand
sanitisers
and
medicines.
The
only
way
we
connect
is
through
the
internet.
The
situation
is
really
bad
there,"
she
says,
adding
how
the
government
"isn't
supporting"
people.
Talking
about
how
the
situation
is
bad
in
Iran,
Mandana
continued,
"So,
the
community
has
decided
to
shut
down
places,
and
have
made
a
hand
wash
station
outside
the
shops
that
are
open.
Even
tests
aren't
available,
so
literally
they
take
you
to
the
hospital
if
you
need
to
be
in
the
ICU,
there's
no
getting
healed."
The
actress
revealed
that
she
is
constantly
in
touch
with
everyone
back
home
in
Iran
and
told
the
tabloid,
"Taking
stress
doesn't
help
anyone,
you're
fighting
a
virus
which
has
to
do
with
the
immune
system.
I
couldn't
work
out
for
three-four
days
in
the
beginning,
as
I'd
constantly
be
on
the
phone.
It
hit
me
hard
when
I
sat
one
day.
Then
I
put
myself
back
together
and
started
working
out."
Speaking
about
how
her
habit
of
not
stocking
on
food
is
affecting
her,
Mandana
said,
"I'm
still
struggling
with
how
to
store
food,
because
I'm
always
travelling,
so
I
didn't
used
to
store
food.
Now
I'm
learning
how
to
package
chicken
and
fresh
veggies.
It's
a
learning
process.
I
have
two
dogs
at
home
too.
This
is
how
our
new
life
is
going
to
be.
I'm
not
used
to
staying
at
home
the
whole
day."
Mandana
has
starred
in
films
like
Bhaag
Johnny,
Main
Aur
Charles,
Kyaa
Kool
Hai
Hum
3
among
others.
She
was
last
seen
in
Star
Plus' popular
show
Ishqbaaz.