Rishabh Pant urges people to follow Centre's guidelines on COVID-19

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on Sunday urged people to follow government advice and help everyone around as the country is battling with the second COVID-19 wave.
Ahead of their game against SunRisers Hyderabad on Sunday, wicketkeeper-batsman also requested people, who have recovered from coronavirus, to donate their plasma.
"I want to share a very important thing with you. COVID-19 cases are increasing in the country for the past few months, I request you all to not take things lightly and follow the government and experts' advice. If you share any information please verify it before sharing. If you have defeated COVID-19 so please donate your plasma. Help everyone around you, sending you my love and support," Pant said in a video shared by Delhi Capitals official Twitter handle.
Earlier in the day, RCB's official Twitter handle posted a video in which the likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Glenn Maxwell can be seen urging people to stay at home and follow all necessary precautions.
The video starts off with a message by Virat Kohli, who says: "Hi, I am Virat Kohli, as a captain I try to lead from the front and help people around. I request all of you to do the same, sanitise your hands, step out only if necessary and wear your masks at all times."
The message is backed up by AB de Villiers, who says: "Hi, it is Ab de Villiers, you cannot wait for a superhero when the going gets tough, you need to be the superhero. With the COVID pandemic, the best way to stay safe is by staying at home. Together, let's survive these tough times."
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell then says that the side is looking to provide entertainment in these tough times but he wants people to stay home and stay safe.
"Our priority right now is to provide you entertainment and hopefully giving you joy. In return, I am just asking to follow all precautions to stay safe and beat COVID," said Maxwell.
India recorded 3,49,691 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic broke out last year.
According to the official data issued by the Union Health Ministry, the country has recorded 2,767 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The country's total infection count has mounted to 1,69,60,172 cases, while 1,92,311 people have so far succumbed to the viral infection so far.
Currently, there are 26,82,751 active COVID-19 cases in the country, said the official data of the ministry. (ANI)