The brother-sister duo is accompanied by their friends in the mission. (Representational)
Two siblings in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich have embarked on a mission to make face masks to address a shortage of these amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Ansh and Anshi, both in their teens, said, "Whenever there is any problem before the country, the countrymen unite."
The brother-sister duo is accompanied by their friends in the mission.
Till Sunday, they made 100 masks and distributed these among the needy.
Their father Aalok Srivastava said, "The children are making masks for the past a few days. They have planned to produce 500 masks in the next four days."
Both Ansh and Ashi are taekwondo players.
World
67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.
India
4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
In India, there are 4,50,19,214 confirmed cases including 5,33,402 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,919 and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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