Priyanka has set up a fundraiser with Give India, the largest organization on the ground in India providing Covid relief
Global star Priyanka Chopra on Thursday has urged everyone to help India as it is battling a deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. She shared about the grim situation in the country as people are dying in record numbers each day.
“India, my home, is suffering the world’s worst Covid crisis, and we all need to help! People are dying in record numbers. There is illness everywhere, and it’s only continuing to spread and kill at great speed and scale,” the actor said taking to Twitter.
Priyanka has set up a fundraiser with Give India, the largest organization on the ground in India providing Covid relief. “Whatever you can spare, truly makes a difference. Nearly 27 million people follow me on here, if even 100,000 of you donate $10, that’s $1 Million, and that’s huge,” she added.
“Please please donate. Nick and I already have and will continue to contribute. We have all seen how far and wide this virus can spread, an ocean between us makes no difference. No one is safe unless everyone is safe. It’s so heartening to see so many people stepping up to help in so many ways. We need to beat this virus, and to do that requires ALL of us. From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU!” Priyanka said.
The actor assured that the donated amount will go directly to healthcare physical infrastructure (including Covid care centres, Isolation centres, and oxygen generation plants), medical equipment, and vaccine support and mobilization. She also asked the USA to share their stock of COVID vaccines with India at the right time.
India logged over 3 lakh new COVID cases on Thursday. More than 2 lakh people have succumbed to the virus in the country so far.