All of us are in this together: Deepika Padukone on COVID-19 pandemic

The actor posted a video of her washing hands as part of WHO's Safe Hands Challenge

Bollywood bombshell Deepika Padukone has joined the ranks of celebrities leading by example in flattening the curve. The actor has joined the popular social media trend - the Safe Hands Challenge in which people are posting videos of themselves washing hands properly, reported Hindustan Times.

In the challenge, people post a video of themselves properly washing their hands and nominate others to partake in it. Deepika has nominated Virat Kohli, Cristiano Ronaldo and Roger Federer to take up the challenge.

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"COVID19 surely is an uphill health and public safety task, but all of us are in this fight together! I further nominate Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Virat Kohli to take up this challenge!" the actor said in the tweet accompanying the video.

There are simple things we each must do to protect ourselves from #COVID19, including 👐 washing with 🧼 & 💦 or alcohol-based rub.
WHO is launching the #SafeHands Challenge to promote the power of clean 👐 to fight #coronavirus.
Join the challenge & share your 👐 washing video! pic.twitter.com/l7MDw1mwDl

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 13, 2020

The challenge was started by the World Health Organisation in order to promote safety precautions amid the current Coronavirus pandemic. “There are simple things we each must do to protect ourselves from COVID19, including Open hands washing with soap and splashing sweat symbol or an alcohol-based rub. WHO is launching the Safe Hands Challenge to promote the power of clean Open hands to fight coronavirus. Join the challenge and share your Open hands washing video!” the WHO had tweeted earlier.

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