Abhishek Bachchan On Covid

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“People have to understand that this virus hasn’t gone anywhere.” As Maharashtra enforces stricter Covid curbs across the state to battle the second wave, here’s what actor Abhishek Bachchan had to say about the virus.

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00:00I think we've kind of thrown caution to the wind and that's a very dangerous thing.

00:07People have to understand that this virus hasn't gone anywhere, it's still very much

00:10out there.

00:12Well, obviously, you're most concerned for your family at that point of time, your personal

00:19health takes a backseat.

00:22You know, I have aged parents, my father was 78 when he got it, and my wife and my daughter

00:26got it as well, they were in hospital, we were all in hospital together.

00:29You're most concerned for your family members more than yourself.

00:33But I also feel that as time has gone on, we somehow maybe have become a bit too lax

00:39about the virus, hence the rise in the amount of cases that's going up exponentially day

00:45by day.

00:47And I think the kind of discipline that we showed a good six, eight months ago, is waning.

00:52And that's very sad.

00:54And it's something that shouldn't be happening.

00:55People have to understand that this virus hasn't gone anywhere, it's still very much

00:59out there.

01:00And you know, just to continuously look at the powers to be and say, what are you doing

01:07about it?

01:08I mean, let's look within, what are we doing about it?

01:12Are we wearing our masks whenever we're in public?

01:14Are we maintaining social distance in public?

01:17Are we maintaining hand hygiene when we go out?

01:21These are all things that we need to ask ourselves as well.

01:23And obviously the answer, if you look at the kind of cases that are rising, the answer

01:27is no, we're not.

01:29As citizens of society, I think we've kind of thrown caution to the wind, and that's

01:35a very dangerous thing.

01:37And I keep saying, we have to be vigilant.

01:40We have to be careful.

01:41You don't want to do it for yourself if you think you're indestructible, fair enough,

01:46that's your personal choice.

01:47Do it for your family, man, trust me, you don't want to see your parent or your wife

01:51or your child.

01:52And well, I have, it's not a pleasant experience.

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