Rohit Shetty Urges Fans Not To Abandon Pets As They Don't Spread Coronavirus
Director Rohit Shetty on Sunday took to Instagram to clear the rumours and shared that the World Health Organisation has confirmed that dogs can't spread coronavirus.
Misinformation
about
coronavirus
spreading
to
animals
has
led
many
to
abandon
their
pets
on
the
streets.
However,
director
Rohit
Shetty
on
Sunday
took
to
Instagram
to
clear
the
rumours
and
shared
that
the
World
Health
Organisation
has
confirmed
that
dogs
can't
spread
coronavirus.
The
filmmaker
shared
an
infographic
on
his
Instagram
account
and
said,
"World
Health
Organisation
has
confirmed
that
dogs
can't
spread
coronavirus.
Please
don't
abandon
your
pets."
In
the
post's
caption,
he
shared
more
information
about
the
same,
"There
is
no
evidence
that
pets
can
spread
COVID-19.
Please
do
not
panic
in
this
situation.
Me
and
my
team
are
supporting
the
Maharashtra
government
to
win
this
#WarAgainstVirus
and
would
request
you
not
to
believe
in
any
rumours,"
The
asked
his
fans
to
stay
updated
and
said
the
best
way
to
do
it,
by
following
Brihanmumbai
Municipal
Corporation
(BMC)
and
CMO
Maharashtra
on
social
media
for
the
correct
information.
"For
any
info
please
follow:
@cmomaharashtra_
and
@my_bmc
on
Twitter
...They
are
here
to
help
you,"
Soon
the
post
soon
went
viral
as
fans
and
fellow
Bollywood
celebrities
joined
the
charge.
Sonam
Kapoor,
Farah
Khan,
Jacqueline
Fernandez
and
more
left
comments
to
encourage
the
director
and
their
fans
to
avoid
dissertation
of
pets.
According
to
the
latest
data
by
the
World
Health
Organisation
(WHO),
COVID-19
has
globally
claimed
over
11,201
live
and
2,67,013
people
have
been
tested
positive
for
it.