Sania Mirza raises Rs 1.25 crore to greatly help India fight coronavirus pandemic
Sania Mirza has raised Rs 1.25 crore to greatly help people as India continues its fight coronavirus. "The the other day we have tried as a team to supply some help the people in need..we provided food to a large number of families and raised 1.25 Crore in one week which will help near 1 lakh people.its a continuing effort and we are in this together @youthfeedindia @safaindia," the Tennis player wrote on Twitter. Various athletes attended forward and made their contributions to help the country battle against COVID-19.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi created Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund and appealed to countrymen to show their support for the reason.
Indian cricketer Suresh Raina pledged to donate Rs 31 lakhs to PM-CARES Fund and Rs 21 Lakhs to UP CM''s Disaster Relief Fund to assist the battle against COVID-19.
On Friday, former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has donated Rs 25 lakh each to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra''s Relief Fund.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, sprinter Hima Das, shuttler PV Sindhu, and wrestler Bajrang Punia also have contributed their bit for the cause.
The full total number of COVID-19 positive cases rose to 1071 in India on Monday morning, in line with the Union Ministry of Health insurance and Family Welfare. This consists of 99 people who've been discharged or cured of the highly contagious respiratory illness.
