Moved by the plight of migrant workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic, India pacer Mohammed Shami has started distributing food packets and mask
New Delhi: Moved by the plight of migrant workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic, India pacer Mohammed Shami has started distributing food packets and masks to refugees travelling back to their homes.
The 29-year-old has also set up food distribution centres for the poor migrants near his house in Sahaspur, Uttar Pradesh.
Mohammed ShamiThe BCCI posted a video of Shami, who is seen wearing a mask and gloves, handing out food packets and masks to people travelling in buses and those at the food distribution centres.
"As #IndiaFightsCorona, @MdShami11 comes forward to help people trying to reach home by distributing food packets & masks on National Highway No. 24 in Uttar Pradesh. He has also set up food distribution centres near his house in Sahaspur," the BCCI wrote.
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The novel coronavirus outbreak has so far claimed over 5000 lives and infected close to 2 lakh people in the country.
