Mirnalini Ravi urges fans to treat those tested positive for Covid-19 with some sensitivity

With cases of coronavirus on a rise in the country, reports of those testing

positive

being mistreated and prejudiced by those around them keep surfacing.

Gaddalakonda Ganesh

actress

Mirnalini Ravi

urged her followers to be a little kinder in the way they approach those who are tested positive. Putting up a message that has been circulating on social media, she wrote, “Dear people, Whenever you find a person infected with Covid 19 in your neighbourhood or near your workplace, being taken to Quarantine/Isolation Centre in an

Ambulance

, Pls do not take Video or Pictures, infact discourage the person who you find is making a video or taking photos. Don’t embarrass the person!” (sic)

Stating that they can instead wish the person a speedy recovery and show solidarity, she added, “Instead stand in your Balcony or at your Window or your Gate a few feet away and give him/her a thumbs up, wish him/her good luck and a Speedy Recovery. Because the way the

virus

is spreading, soon you will find an Ambulance, infront of everybody’s gate/door.”

Mirnalini also wrote that she believes, understanding and empathy is the need of the hour, not fear. She wrote, “Please understand how this person must be going through. Please 1. Respect him/her 2. Pray for him/her 3. Make him/her feel you are a good human being 4. Do not spread panic and “fear or insult” among others. The person is just unwell, not a

criminal

. He will get cured but the memory of how people treated him, will stay with him forever!! We are all in this fight together!! Let’s spread love and build confidence! Be Safe, Stay at Home….” (sic)