Mumbai Police Thanks Rohit Shetty As He Facilitates 8 Hotels For Policemen On COVID-19 Duty

It's a tough time for several countries in the world as their citizens are under severe threat of contracting coronavirus. The threat is not the only problem as proper facilities for people who are battling the disease on the front foot are at a higher risk as well.

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Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has facilitated eight hotels across the city for on-duty policemen to rest and have meals amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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The news was shared by the official handle of Mumbai Police on Twitter, thanking the "Singham" filmmaker for his gesture. "#RohitShetty has facilitated eight hotels across the city for our on-duty #CovidWarriors to rest, shower & change with arrangements for breakfast & dinner.

#RohitShetty has facilitated eight hotels across the city for our on-duty #CovidWarriors to rest, shower & change with arrangements for breakfast & dinner.

We thank him for this kind gesture and for helping us in #TakingOnCorona and keeping Mumbai safe.

¡ª Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) April 21, 2020

"We thank him for this kind gesture and for helping us in #TakingOnCorona and keeping Mumbai safe.", wrote Mumbai Police.

Shetty had previously donated Rs 51 lakh to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) in order to support the daily wage workers from the film industry in the wake of the national lockdown.

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Before Shetty, his Simmba star Sonu Sood had offered his hotel in the city for the healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and the paramedical staff, for stay.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri had also offered their 4-storey personal office space for treating COVID-19 patients. According to the Union Health Ministry, the COVID-19 death toll has risen to 590 in the country as the number of cases climb to 18,601.