Harry, Meghan urge ‘empathy, kindness’ during virus crisis
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are urging people to show “empathy and kindness” in the face of the pandemic.
The couple took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a statement.
“This moment is as true a testament there is to the human spirit. We often speak of compassion. All of our lives are in some way affected by this, uniting each of us globally,” they said.
“How we approach each other and our communities with empathy and kindness is indisputably important right now.”
Harry and Meghan told followers they’ll be sharing trustful news and informing the public of safe and healthy practices.
By the end of this month, the Sussexes will no longer use their royal titles and pursue a new life of financial freedom in North America.
They are not the only famous folks offering up advice in the time of coronavirus.
Kevin Bacon is trying to spread six degrees of safety by encouraging his followers to stay home.
Bacon took to his couch and his Twitter account to make a video saying who he’s staying home during the coronavirus outbreak. He suggests others do the same, and tag six people they name with the hashtag #IStayHomeFor.
“You know me, right? I’m technically only six degrees away from you,” Bacon says in his video. “The contact you make with someone, and the contact they make with someone else, that may be what makes somebody’s mom, or wife, or grandpa, sick.”
He says he’s staying home for, among others, his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick.
“Since we’re all connected by various degrees — trust me I know — we can work together to stay home and spread the word,” Bacon says.
As entertainment events around the world are being canceled, Britain’s beloved soap operas are falling victim to the coronavirus too.
The BBC says it is suspending production on several shows, including the prime-time soap “EastEnders” and medical dramas “Casualty,” “Doctors” and “Holby City.”