Bachchan also said the demand for ventilators has been equally acute and he has placed an order for 20 units.
So far, ten have been delivered to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and a few municipal hospitals in the city, while the remaining will be received by May 25 and distributed to hospitals in need, he added.
“The BMC, when I said I wished to donate something for the cause, told me to not give money, but to get them ventilators. This has been an arduous task as well, but luckily another agency has stepped forward and is helping me with my order,” he said.
“Oxygen concentrators have also been ordered from another source and about 60 of them should be coming in a few days,” he added.
Earlier this week, Bachchan shared a detailed note about some of the charitable work that he has done for COVID-19 relief as well as for farmers and martyrs of the Pulwama terror attack.
The note came in response to his detractors who called out celebrities on social media for not helping people amid the grave health crisis in the country.
Bachchan said he will continue to offer help and assistance to places where it is most needed.
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