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Deepika Padukone, PV Sindhu, Kiren Rijiju: How people are taking part in WHO’s safehands challenge

WHO took to Twitter to share a video on how one should actually wash their hands.

Updated on: Mar 18, 2020, 14:27:43 IST
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A range of renowned personalities from different walks of life are now taking part in the Safehands challenge and there’s a very good reason why you should do it too. Started by World Health Organisation (WHO), it’s all about promoting the proper hand-washing practices to fight the spread of novel coronavirus.

WHO took to Twitter to share a video on how one should actually wash their hands. The video details a total of eleven easy steps that one should follow in order to fight the pandemic.

For this challenge, the participant needs to wash their hands following the steps by WHO and then nominate others to take it up.

Take a look at the video to know how it should be done:

“#COVID19 surely is an uphill health and public safety task, but all of us are in this fight together!” Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone tweeted. She also nominated tennis player Roger Federer, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, and cricketer Virat Kohli to take up the challenge.

Celebrated badminton player P.V. Sindhu participated in the challenge and wrote that everyone can help in slowing down the spread of COVID-19. She also urged people to wash their hands properly. And, she nominated Minister of Sports Kiren Rijiju, tennis star Sania Mirza, and ace cricketer Virat Kohli to try it out.

Kiren Rijiju took up the challenge and wrote that together people can “definitely” stop the spread of the pandemic. To carry forward the challenge, he nominated Union Minister Smriti Irani, table tennis player Manika Batra, and singer Adnan Sami.

Sachin Tendulkar also took up WHO’s safehands challenge. “We are all cornered about coronavirus. To stop this virus from spreading one simple thing that we can do is keep our hands clean. Make sure to always wash your hands for at least 20 seconds,” reads former cricketer’s tweet when translated from Hindi.

Are you taking part in safehands challenge?

Also Read | This hand washing dance by Kerala Police is going viral. Seen it yet?

 
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Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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