COVID Crisis India: Ellen DeGeneres, Shawn Mendes to Katy Perry; International stars who helped the country during the pandemic

The second wave of Covid-19 in India has shaken up the world. The cases have been snowballing over time and there are only so many resources left. The pandemic has become an urgency in India and along with Bollywood stars like Sonu Sood, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra among others, international celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Shawn Mendes, Katy Perry and many more have joined hands to help out India.

English author Jay Shetty began a fundraiser just like Priyanka Chopra to help out India with the crisis and shortage of resources. Many international personalities became a part of this fundraiser to help India cope with the pandemic.

Here are International stars who helped the country during the pandemic:

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen from the famous The Ellen Show asked her fans to donate as much or little they can to help get through the Covid-19 crisis. Ellen took to her Twitter and wrote, “India needs our help. My friend @JayShettyIW and I are trying to raise $1M for @GiveIndia, and @IndiasporaForum will match it! This means every dollar is doubled, so we can try our best to make a difference. If you can help, I hope you will.”

India needs our help. My friend @JayShettyIW and I are trying to raise $1M for @GiveIndia, and @IndiasporaForum will match it! This means every dollar is doubled, so we can try our best to make a difference. If you can help, I hope you will. https://t.co/9IaiHinCDL

— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) May 1, 2021

Katy Perry

Katy has joined hands with a foundation to help India with oxygen concentrators. She took to her Instagram account and wrote, “You may have heard about the devastation the pandemic is having in India right now: Each day a new world record is set for the number of Covid cases (386,453 JUST TODAY according to @NPR) with the peak still to come. Hospitals have stopped admitting patients because they are running low on vital supplies and equipment, including oxygen, leaving people to watch loved ones die on stretchers outside the hospital doors. My friends at the @thebritishasiantrust are trying to help by getting as many oxygen concentrators to hospitals as quickly as possible. If you’d like to help, please consider donating at the link in my bio.(sic)”

 

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Shawn Mendes

Shawn took to his Instagram account and shared a video where he urged his fans and everyone else to donate to help out India in the Covid crisis. He was heard saying, “If you’ve ever been touched by India’s culture or India’s people, just donate or share, or anything you can do to help.”

 

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Camila Cabello

Shawn’s girlfriend Camila also appealed to her followers to help out India in this tough time as she posted a video on Instagram with the caption, “India is facing a devastating second wave of COVID infections and needs resources and support to help save lives. If you can, please help @jayshetty and @radhidevlukia raise $1M for @give_india and their generous sponsor @indiaspora will match it! Every dollar will be doubled so we can try our best to make a difference! Click the link on this post to donate now(sic)”

 

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Richard Madden

Richard had shared the link to Priyanka Chopra’s fundraiser and wrote, “Please help and support whatever you can. Thank you Priyanka Chopra for setting this up.”

Mindy Kaling

Mindy also took to her Twitter and asked her fans to donate to India as much as they can, she wrote, “Continuing to share resources to support the Covid crisis in India. Everything helps. Donations go directly to healthcare physical infrastructure, medical equipment, and vaccine support and mobilization.”

Continuing to share resources to support the Covid crisis in India. Everything helps. Donations go directly to healthcare physical infrastructure, medical equipment, and vaccine support and mobilization. @GiveIndia https://t.co/Kka7AYluOc

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) April 30, 2021

Kunal Nayyar

The Big Bang Theory actor Kunal Nayyar also joined hands with Jay Shetty in helping out the nation as he shared on his Instagram account, “Donate NOW on this post $10 or $1000 all make a difference! Join me, @JayShetty and @Give_India for this Saturdays’ Virtual LIVE event HELP INDIA BREATH at 1pm PT, 4pm ET, 9pm UK,1:30am India (Sunday).(sic)”

 

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Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada had also shared Priyanka’s video of the country being in a state of urgency, “What @priyankachopra said❣️”

What @priyankachopra said❣️ pic.twitter.com/W94FuEkKEa

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) April 30, 2021

It is heartwarming to see so much help flowing in to rescue the nation from this pandemic. Hopefully, this will all be behind us soon.

Stay tuned to this space for more updates.

Also Read: Sonu Sood writes to the Chinese Ambassador in India Sun Weidong for the delay in Oxygen Concentrators