TV
personalities
have
been
doing
their
part
to
spread
awareness
regarding
all
aspects
of
Novel
Coronavirus
(COVID-19).
Many
have
been
urging
people
to
practice
self
isolation
and
follow
the
rules
of
the
nationwide
lockdown.
Another
important
aspect
that
celebrities
have
been
schooling
their
fans
on
is
to
not
ostracize
those
working
in
medical
fields,
aviation
industry
and
essential
services.
Ye
Hai
Mohabbatein
star
Divyanka
Tripathi
came
out
in
support
of
an
airline
crew
member
and
her
mother
who
were
ostracized
by
their
neighbourhood.
Sharing
that
her
own
brother
is
a
pilot
and
her
father
works
at
a
pharmacy,
Divyanka
called
out
all
those
who
'Corona
Shame'
such
people.
In
a
lengthy
Instagram
post,
Divyanka
wrote,
"#CoronaShaming
is
most
dastardly
act
one
can
indulge
into.
Keep
distance,
be
careful
but
don't
lose
empathy
that
primarily
defines
us
as
humans.
My
brother
is
a
pilot,
willingly
self
quarantined
at
home,
while
SHOWING
NO
SYMPTOMS
for
13
days.
Even
if
he
would
have
been
affected
he
would
have
got
himself
treated
like
any
other
dutiful
staff."
She
continued,
"Until
recently,
when
officials
posted
a
vague
label
outside
our
Bhopal
house
which
'failed
to
mention
that
he's
NOT
COVID
POSITIVE',
I
didn't
know
what
trauma
airline
staff
was
going
through.
Several
being
made
to
leave
their
houses,
many
are
being
ill
treated,
their
families
are
being
stigmatised...just
because
THEY
CHOSE
TO
SERVE
YOU
OVER
THEIR
LIFE!"
Talking
about
how
certain
people
are
risking
their
own
lives
to
serve
others,
she
wrote,
"My
father
risks
his
life
everyday
to
provide
others
medicines
from
his
pharmacy.
My
brother
dared
to
keep
flying
till
last
government
directive
so
that
several
stranded
passengers
can
return
home.
It's
a
risk
so
many
brothers,
sisters,
fathers,
mothers
are
taking
every
day
providing
us
essential
services,
while
their
families
can
only
pray
for
their
well
being.
We
conveniently
traveled.
We
are
still
shopping
for
our
medicines,
grocery
etc
but
when
it
comes
to
addressing
these
selfless
workers,
some
of
us
choose
to
ostracise
them!
Least
we
can
do
is
be
respectful
as
neighbors
and
fellow
citizens,
let
them
live
with
dignity,
if
not
thank
them
personally."
Talking
about
her
brother
Divyanka
told
TOI,
"My
brother
told
me
that
he
was
flying
the
craft
in
and
out
of
India
which
was
cleared
by
Ministry
of
Civil
Aviation
like
any
other
flight
crew.
His
last
international
flight
was
about
13
days
ago
and
he
shows
no
symptoms
of
Corona
and
has
been
reporting
everyday
to
authorized
government
doctors
for
the
same.
All
aviation
crew
who
have
done
international
fights
in
recent
past
have
gone
under
self
quarantine
but
it
does
not
mean
that
they
are
positive.
It's
just
a
safety
measure."