Pooja Bhatt reveals she is suffering from ‘survivor’s guilt’ amid COVID-19 second wave, slams the system | Hindi Movie News – Bollywood – Times of India

There’s only so much we can do about the dramatically rising COVID-19 cases in the country if you’re not a healthcare worker or someone in the frontlines fighting the disease. Staying home and not putting anyone’s life in danger is the least we can do though the sense of guilt of not being able to do much during these trying times remains. Actress Pooja Bhatt, too, now finds herself stuck and helpless. She recently took to her Twitter handle and tweeted about suffering from survivor’s guilt and also added that the system has failed us. Taking to her Twitter handle, she wrote, ‘Anyone else feeling survivors guilt? I certainly am. Each death I hear of is like a hard blow. The system has failed us and how. The political class has blood on their hands. For not preparing. For sending out a message that ‘all is well’. For leaving us to fend for ourselves.’ Netizens immediately connected with her state, and dropped messages about feeling ‘helpless’. One wrote, ‘All this Govt wants is power. The common man be damned. We are privileged and have to count our blessings.’ Another responded by writing, ‘I am focusing on how to help out those in need to the best of my abilities. A bed arranged for someone is a small victory, even if it takes a few hours.There are people and agencies who support, help, assist.We are fending for ourselves coz we know the Govt failed us and how !!’ For the unversed, since the pandemic broke out, Pooja Bhatt, along with her colleagues in the industry, has been actively sharing updates and using her influence to spread awareness. A few days ago, she shared a message on Instagram that reads, ‘Now more than ever is a time to connect with the pain & desperation of the world in the face of COVID-19’. The actress further added that we need to physically isolate and also said that ‘we need to empower, educate and empathise with people we see only as a means to an end – our frontline workers, essential service providers, the list is endless….’

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