COVID-19: Dwayne Johnson donates 700,000 water bottles to frontline workers

Dwayne Johnson, who owns a water bottle company has donated 700,000 bottles to COVID-19 frontline warriors. The 48-year-old professional wrestler-turned-actor took to Instagram on Sunday to share the news.

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson has announced that he and his water bottle company, Voss, donated 700,000 bottles to the medical community working tirelessly on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.

The 48-year-old professional wrestler-turned-actor took to Instagram on Sunday to share the news.

"This message is for some very, very special people out there. I'm talking about our frontline workers, our healthcare workers, who are working so tirelessly day in and day out for months and months now, and you continue to do so," he said in the video.

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  Our frontline healthcare workers at our hospitals across the country. It was our very small way of saying, THANK YOU. Thank you all for your tireless, caring efforts. Thank you for taking care of our friends, families and loved ones during this extremely challenging time. We, on our end will continue to be disciplined - wearing masks, being smart, social distancing etc. We must do our job. As you all continue to do yours. Keep holding the line and stay strong. You inspire us all. DJ @vossworld

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  Our frontline healthcare workers at our hospitals across the country. It was our very small way of saying, THANK YOU. Thank you all for your tireless, caring efforts. Thank you for taking care of our friends, families and loved ones during this extremely challenging time. We, on our end will continue to be disciplined - wearing masks, being smart, social distancing etc. We must do our job. As you all continue to do yours. Keep holding the line and stay strong. You inspire us all. DJ @vossworld

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  Our frontline healthcare workers at our hospitals across the country. It was our very small way of saying, THANK YOU. Thank you all for your tireless, caring efforts. Thank you for taking care of our friends, families and loved ones during this extremely challenging time. We, on our end will continue to be disciplined - wearing masks, being smart, social distancing etc. We must do our job. As you all continue to do yours. Keep holding the line and stay strong. You inspire us all. DJ @vossworld

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Johnson said the initiative was a "small way of saying thank you" to the healthcare workers.

"We sent you guys a few bottles of Voss and that is our small way of saying thank you and that is our small way of letting you know how grateful we are for all of your work as you guys continue to take care of our loved ones, our family and our friends. I thank you guys so much from the bottom of my heart," he added.

Meanwhile, Dwayne has become Instagram's highest-paid celebrity. According to social media marketing firm Hopper HQ, the 48-year-old star can charge advertisers roughly 1,015,000 USD for a sponsored post. It's been a profitable year for the Jumanji: The Next Level star, who was also named Hollywood's highest-paid actor of 2019 by Forbes.

With inputs from PTI