Sachin Tendulkar takes WHO's #SafeHands Challenge, shares special message to keep COVID-19 at bay

The coronavirus outbreak has got the world to a standstill. In a bid to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the World Health Organization's (WHO) has come up with the Safe Hands challenge.

Celebrities are taking to social media to encourage hand hygiene and joining them is legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has also joined the movement.

In the video shared on Instagram, Tendulkar begins by speaking to his followers about the dangers of the COVID-19 virus.

He is then seen washing hands for twenty seconds, as has been advised by the WHO. 

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हम सभी कोरोना वायरस (COVID-19) की वजह से चिंतित है।‬ ‪इस वायरस को फैलने से रोकने के लिए जो एक आसान सी चीज़ हम कर सकते है वो है अपने हाथों को स्वच्छ रखना।‬ ‪हाथों को 20 सेकंड तक साबुन के साथ धोना अनिवार्य है। हमेशा अपने हाथों को अच्छे से धोएं।‬ . . ‪#safehandschallenge @unicef @who

A post shared by Sachin Tendulkar (@sachintendulkar) on Mar 17, 2020 at 5:36am PDT

The Master Blaster also took to Twitter and shared a video urging fellow countrymen to act responsibly and follow the guidelines issued by the health authorities.

“As citizens, we have to act responsibly. We could follow simple steps to keep the coronavirus at bay. It is my request to everyone to follow basic guidelines to try our best to ensure we all stay safe,” Tendulkar tweeted.

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एक नागरिक के तौर पर हमारी कुछ जिम्मेदारियां हैं।
हम कुछ आसान से कदमों का पालन कर कोरोना वायरस (COVID-19) को दूर रख सकते हैं। मैं आपसे अनुरोध करता हूँ कि बुनियादी बातों का ख्याल रखें ताकि हम सभी सुरक्षित रहें। #IndiaFightsCorona@MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/vBYnEbYZ4C

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 18, 2020

Earlier, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had also expressed concern over the coronavirus outbreak and called upon the countrymen to take all preventive steps.

As of now, 147 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in India and three lives have been lost.