The sand art created by artist Sudarsan Pattnaik. Pic/Twitter Sudarsan Pattnaik
After spreading awareness with his unique sand art sculpture on how to wear a face mask properly, world-renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, on Thursday, took to Twitter to share his latest sand art creation. Pattnaik's latest sand art sculpture is an appeal to all COVID-19 warriors to come forward and donate plasma to fight the global pandemic.
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Sharing a picture of his latest artwork which he created on Puri beach in Odisha, Sudarsan Pattnaik said, "My SandArt at Puri beach in Odisha with message Please #DonatePlasmaSaveLife." He finished his appeal with the hashtag #FightAgainstCOVID19.
My SandArt at Puri beach in Odisha with message Please #DonatePlasmaSaveLife . #FightAgainstCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/pJvYd4lI9J
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) August 7, 2020
Pattnaik's latest sand art features portraits of a man and a woman, who are seen donating plasma after successfully recovering from the deadly virus. "Donate plasma, save life. Fight against COVID-19," read the text on Pattnaik's artwork.
Twitterati were in love with the meaningful appeal and agreed with Pattnaik's message. Taking to the comments section, one user said, "Please do your little responsibility it can save a life," while another wrote, "Amazing message by SandArt u r great."
Here's how netizens reacted:
@sudarsansand
— Srinidhi NM शà¥ÂÂÂu00c2u008dरà¥ÂÂÂu00c2u0080निधिà¤ÂÂÂu00c2u0083 à¤à¤ÂÂÂu00c2u009f। (@srinibhat1988) August 7, 2020
Wonderful art. You are blessed with unique Art. Everytime with strong message to society. Thanks for the great art
Please do your little responsibility it can save a life. ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂu00c2u008f
— Saurav Singh Rajput (@Saurav_honey__) August 7, 2020
Amazing message by SandArt u r great ..Mahadev ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂu00c2u008c
— RahulðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0087®ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0087³ (@IMRahul_09) August 7, 2020
Beautiful message ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂÂu00c2u008fðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂÂu00c2u008fDeeply appreciate it @sudarsansand ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂu00c2u008f
— Dr. Arun Kumar Praharaj (@PraharajArun) August 7, 2020
Truly great !!
— Dr. Pritish Sahu (@pritishsahu) August 7, 2020
A few days ago, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had assigned 20 ministers the responsibility of encouraging plasma donations in the state. The Odisha government has set up a Plasma Bank at Cuttack and two more will come up at the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneshwar and Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College & Hospital in Ganjam district's Brahmapur.
The state has already begun plasma therapy at Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Ashwini Hospital in Cuttack, SUM Hospital, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhubaneshwar, and the Tata COVID Hospital in Ganjamt.
On Monday, Odisharecorded the highest single-day surge of COVID-19 cases. Odisha registered 1,528 new Covid-19 positive cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Monday. This is the highest number of Covid-19 deaths reported in a single day in the state so far.
(With inputs from agencies)
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