Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s NGO, Meer Foundation donated 20,000 N-95 masks for the fight against Covid-19 in Kerala. While the Covid-19 tally of Kerala crossed the five-lakh mark on Wednesday, the state got support from Shah Rukh Khan. Actors Indrajith and Rajshri Deshpande brought Kerala’s resistance activities against Covid-19 to Shah Rukh Khan’s notice. Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja expressed gratitude to Shah Rukh Khan and Meer Foundation for the contribution of masks. Meer Foundation, an organisation that is working for the rehabilitation of acid attack survivors is now also involved in the fight against Covid-19. Meanwhile, the total number of positive cases in Kerala reached 5,02,719 by Wednesday. The number of Covid-19 active cases reached 78,420. With a total number of 1,771 deaths, Kerala has a low Covid-19 death rate at 0.35 per cent. The rate of positive cases of the state has been showing slight declining trends. It was 11 per cent on Wednesday.
