Priyanka Chopra Jonas raises Rs 22 crore for Indias fight against Covid-19

May 21, 2021 08:37

Priyanka Chopra, who started a fundraiser along with GiveIndia organisation, informed fans that she has managed to raise Rs 22 crore with the help of contributions made by her fans and people across the globe.

Your contributions are making things happen. Heres a quick update. With funds received so far, we have procured around 500 oxygen concentrators, which means providing more than 2500 patients with oxygen supply each month. Manpower for 10 vaccination centres, which will help over 6000 people to get vaccinated over a span of two months. 422 oxygen cylinders each of which has a capacity of 6000 litres of oxygen. Thank you to every single one of you who have donated and made these actions possible. Please know that you have helped save lives. With your support, we have now accelerated our fundraiser to Rs 22 crore, Priyanka posted on her Instagram stories.

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