A couple of weeks back, ‘Veer-Zaara’ actor Preity Zinta shared a video in which she was seen taking her 21st Covid-19 test from the comfort of her home.
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And recently, Katrina Kaif took to social media to share a video of herself undergoing the test.
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Probably celebs took the test to ensure that they weren’t infected by the virus while they were out working. However, them posting videos of themselves while doing so didn’t go well with actor-comedian Vir Das.
The ‘Delhi Belly’ actor then took to Twitter and urged celebrities to stop posting videos of their COVID-19 tests as it’s not ‘engaging content’. He added how it wasn’t them but the frontline worker, in full PPE kit doing their test, who are struggling.
Celebrities, please stop posting videos of your covid tests. There's someone in a full PPE kit one foot away from you who does this 30 times a day, door to door. You're not the one struggling. Tilting your head back 30 degrees and managing not to sneeze is not engaging content.
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) November 22, 2020
However, there were a couple of people who opined that such videos by celebs would inspire their fans to get tested. To which Vir responded:
Hear me out. Been seeing test videos for months now. Encourage people to get the test for sure. But don't huff you just climbed a mountain. It's a test, that came to you, at home. It sucks. Supposed to. Less for you, more for the frontline worker drenched in sweat. Thank em. https://t.co/OKl83qu5si
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) November 22, 2020
Well, in another post, Vir also took a dig at celebs jetting off to the Maldives to enjoy their vacation.
Just once…I'd like to see someone from the Maldives post a selfie from Lokhandwala with the hashtag #wanderlust 😋
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) November 23, 2020
What do you think of his opinion? Tell us.