Akshay Kumar Pledges Rs 3 Cr To Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation For COVID-19 Relief
Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar has pledged to contribute Rs 3 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to help them build personal protective equipment, masks and rapid testing kits to help in the fight against COVID-19.
Film critic and movie trade analyst Taran Adarsh announced on the same on Twitter on Friday and wrote, “After donating Rs25 crores to the PM CARES fund, Akshay Kumar contributes Rs3 crores to BMC to assist in the making of PPE, masks and rapid testing kits.”
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Earlier on Thursday, Akshay acknowledged the contribution of all essential workers during the lockdown period, and used the hashtag ‘Dil Se Thank You’ to express their gratitude to the people “who work to ensure our safety.”
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed that India’s total number of COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 6,412.
Out of the total cases, 5,709 are active patients and 504 of them have been cured/discharged and migrated. With 30 new deaths reported in the last 12 hours, the death toll reached 199, according to the ministry.
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