Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin came forward to help people in these testing times against COVID-19. Ashwin took to Twitter for informing people about how important it is to maintain a safe distance from one another and also not to wear cloth masks.
Ashwin called for staying safe, he took to Twitter and wrote, “I urge everyone going to get their vaccine shot to keep a safe distance from one another and double mask. (no cloth masks pls). The very point of getting a vaccine is to fight this deadly virus, let’s not make that hopeful idea into a cluster. #COVID19India.”
A single N95 mask starts from 70rs , A normal surgical mask costs 10rs which we can't and shouldn't use for more than 8 hours.
People who suffer to get food, people who have low income , how can they afford this?Solution?
— @im_manoj (@im_mano12) May 7, 2021
Tamil Nadu-born cricketer left IPL midway (April 26th) to take care of his family who was fighting it out as numbers in India worsen day by day.
🚨 UPDATE 🚨
Ravichandran Ashwin has decided to take a break from #IPL2021 to support his family in the fight against #COVID19, with the option to return should things get better.
We at Delhi Capitals extend him our full support 💙#YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/A9BFoPkz7b
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 25, 2021
Prithi Narayanan, Ashwin’s wife disclosed that ten of Ashwin’s family members- six adults and four children- were tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Spinner also tweeted about COVID-19 being within touching distance to his family on April 16th. Urging people to take precautions and stay safe. tweeting about the same, he wrote – “All I can say right now!! We are all spoiling towards ….day. The virus is right at my doorstep, it will be at yours tomorrow,” he tweeted. “Let’s try and follow best practices and my sincere prayers,” he added.