Anushka Sharma lauds healthcare, frontline workers for 'working tirelessly': ‘You are the real heroes’

Anushka Sharma took to Twitter and shared a video lauding the efforts and dedication of healthcare and frontline workers amid the deadly second wave of coronavirus.

Actor Anushka Sharma on Sunday posted a heartfelt note for all healthcare and frontline workers and called them the 'real heroes'.

Anushka Sharma and her husband cricketer Virat Kohli have started a fundraiser for Covid-19 relief work.

Anushka took to Twitter and shared a video lauding their efforts and dedication amid the second wave of coronavirus. She wrote, tweeted, "We'd like to say a big thank you to all our healthcare and frontline workers, their dedication is truly inspiring."

Anushka continued, "You continue to risk your lives for the nation, and for that, we are eternally grateful to you. You are the real heroes, for Virat and I, and for the nation." In the video, there were pictures of doctors, policemen and ambulances.

The second wave of coronavirus has infected many people, and the number of Covid-19 positive cases has been rapidly rising. In Bollywood also an array of celebrities like Kangana Ranaut, Arjun Rampal, Manish Malhotra among others got infected within a span of a few weeks.

With a total of 4,03,738 new Covid-19 cases being recorded in the last 24 hours, India again reported its highest single-day spike on the second consecutive day. With this, the cumulative national tally of the infection went up to 2,22,96,414, the union health ministry informed on Sunday.

4,092 deaths related deaths were also registered in the last 24 hours, taking the total Covid-related death toll to 2,42,362. At present, India has 37,36,648 active coronavirus cases.

Anushka has embraced motherhood after welcoming her first child with Virat. The couple was blessed with a baby girl, whom they named Vamika, in January this year.

The actor has been away from the limelight for the past two years. She was last seen in Zero with Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. She has recently produced two acclaimed projects - Amazon Prime Video web series Pataal Lok and Netflix movie Bulnbul.