Actor Shikha Malhotra, who has acted in movies such as Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Fan" has now volunteered to help people at a Mumbai hospital, and has joined as a nurse to help patients affected by the deadly coronavirus.

The actress who has a degree in nursing from Delhi's Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital said that she had decided to help COVID-19 patients as she is equipped to help them.

She said that be it as an entertainer or a nurse, she's willing to serve the country in whatever way she can, and sought blessings of people, through her Instagram video. She also urged people to stay at home safe and support the government. Shikha also requested people who possess medical degrees to help the fight against Coronavirus by volunteering to serve in hospitals. Shikha is also helping people in Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Centre in Mumbai.

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Hindu Hriday Samrat Bala Saheb thakrey #hospital #isolationward from tomorrow onwards 27/03/20 On the behalf of my Bsc(hons) #nursing degree So Please Feel free to connect with me anytime at the time of any emergency occurs near you. Please Follow the Home quarantine keep you and your loved once safe and follow all the preventive measures according to the #who ???? Please don’t take any chance Lot of people working day and night to keep the nation safe?? #fightbacktogether #homequarentined @narendramodi @amitabhbachchan @anupampkher @zeenews @aajtak @abpnewstv @ddnews_official

A post shared by Shikha Malhotra (@shikhamalhotra_official) on Mar 26, 2020 at 11:49am PDT

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#lockdownday1 For those who don’t know that I am a #Registered #BscHonoursNurse from Vardhaman Mahavir Medical & #SafdarjungHospital Spending my 5 years...so sharing a glance of my working hours in the hospital????‍⚕️So as you all have always appreciated my efforts my achievements this time need all of your support to #serve the #nation once again????and this time I’ve Decided to join the hospital in #mumbai for #covid19 #crisis .Always there to serve the country as a #Nurse as a #entertainer wherever however I can ??need your blessings????please be at home be safe??and support the government. Thank you so much Mumu to make me what I am today??Jai Hind???? @narendramodi @amitabhbachchan @anupampkher @who @aajtak @zeenews @ddnews_official

A post shared by Shikha Malhotra (@shikhamalhotra_official) on Mar 24, 2020 at 5:18pm PDT