WHO chief urges BTS to join ‘SafeHands’ challenge in Twitter
SEOUL, Mar 15, 2020, Yonhap. The chief of the World Health Organization has called on K-pop superband BTS and others to join the organization’s hand-washing campaign “SafeHands” challenge to help curb the new coronavirus, Yonhap reported.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on his Twitter account Saturday that he nominated BTS and three others to “take the #SafeHands challenge by sharing their video & calling on at least another 3 people to join us!”
“Together, we can beat #COVID19!” he tweeted.
Today I nominate:@JulieGichuru@katyperry@BTS_twt @RGrosjean
to take the #SafeHands challenge by sharing their video & calling on at least another 3 people to join us! Together, we can beat #COVID19!— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 14, 2020
The WHO chief earlier filed a two-minute video on Twitter that contains the 11 steps of washing hands recommended by his agency.
Tedros has called on several celebrities, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates and U.S. actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to join “SafeHands.”