Published 07:04 IST, April 2nd 2020

COVID-19: Celebrities, politicians turn into storytellers to raise money for charity

Amid COVID-19, several actors, singers and politicians have come together to narrate bedtime stories to children in a bid to gather money for charity.

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Coronavirus pandemic has t only brought world to a standstill but also created a situation of panic throughout world. Amid all this anxiety, several actors, singers and politicians have come toger to narrate bedtime stories to children in a bid to gar money for charity. This comes as COVID-19 pandemic has killed 46,826 and infected 9,32,214 people across 200 countries.

list of celebrities who have turned into storytellers includes Natalie Portman, Lupita Nyong’o and Reese Wirspoon amidst ors. initiative, Save stories, started by actors Amy ams and Jennifer Garner features celebrities reing bedtime stories and appealing for donations to charities, Save children and Kid Hungary. 

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Save Stories has garnered over 1,20,000 followers on Instagram and around Rs 13,96,890 has been donated till w. In dition, videos have been watched for more than 27 million times. American Actor Jake Gylall who narrated 'Where Do Balloons Go?' took to Instagram to explain about charities. He said, collected money goes to "support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs” to help estimated 30 million US children who rely on school meals.

Politicians included 

A similar initiative by country star Dolly Patron called Good night with Dolly series will start on April 2. on Youtube.  bedtime stories trend has also reached beyond film and music stars to include politicians. Former Attorney General and conservative MP Geoffrey Cox in a tweet revealed that he h been asked to record a story He n mentioned that he has chosen to narrate Chinese fairytale ' Shiny Monkey' 

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07:04 IST, April 2nd 2020