Pune man wears gold face mask worth Rs 2.89 lakh to fight COVID-19

From face masks and handkerchiefs to dupattas and other cloth items people across the country are using different things to keep themselves safe from coronavirus According to the Home Ministrys guidelines for Unlock 2 wearing a face maskface cover is compulsory at public places workplaces and during transportA man in Pune gave a luxurious twist to his mask Shankar Kurade a resident of PimpriChinchwad of Pune district got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs 289 lakhPune man wears gold face mask worth Rs 3 lacsCorona My terror isnrsquot your fashion statement ethAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098shy pictwittercomdrNzB3IDJImdash Vodka Cyanide Riskiest_Poison July 4 2020Talking about the mask made of gold Kurade said Its a thin mask with minute holes so that theres no difficulty in breathing Im not sure whether this mask will be effective Kurade told ANIMaharashtra Shankar Kurade a resident of PimpriChinchwad of Pune district has got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs 289 Lakhs Says Its a thin mask with minute holes so that theres no difficulty in breathing Im not sure whether this mask will be effective COVID19 pictwittercomJrbfI7iwS4mdash ANI ANI July 4 2020Although there is an uncertainity about how much the gold mask will be effective Shankar Kurade and his gold mask have definitely become the talk of the town In the photos being shared online Kurade can be seen wearing the gold mask along with other gold itemsThe mask is made of thin gold leaf along with golden threads to tie it and the cost is roughly equivalent to the cost of over 175000 ordinary disposable masks or more than 700 PPEs in the marketHundreds of netizens commented on the photos One said Money can buy you anything except common sense while another comment read For that worth he could have donated so many cotton washable layered masksHeres how netizens reactedMoney can buy you anything except common sense ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fcurrenmiddotethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008ffrac14zwjacircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0099AcircAcircAcircu00c2u0082iumlcedilAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fmdash ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fcurrenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094 CarpainterethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087regethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087sup3 funnyfinha July 4 2020What common sense ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0099AcircAcircAcircu00c2u00842 lakh rupay me Puri national media me aa gya wo ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fcurrenumlPublicity chahiye thi mil gyi usemdash Shubham Mishra Shubham14283784 July 4 2020Reporter Aapne ye mask kyu banwaya jab ki aap sure bhi nahi hai ki ye kaam karega ya nahiShankar kurade pictwittercomZIiOzHBk1Lmdash GrumpyethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008cAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0088 roooossshhiiiii July 4 2020Literally everyone to Shankar rn pictwittercomokntpmjGFtmdash Piyush FelixUnlucky July 4 2020Dont promote his action his action shows he is unstable get him in to mental hospitalmdash DHANANJAY BHANGALE bhangale July 4 2020For that worth he could have donated so many cotton washable layered masksmdash Ashwin ashwinyadav_98 July 4 2020IncomeTaxIndia please verify source of income and tally with returnsmdash NationFirst indiafirst_19 July 4 2020not sure if he has ever paid any tax in his life his gold says it all ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fcurrenpoundmdash Nitish Subramanian nits2489 July 4 2020With this money he could have given thousands of free masks to the needy peoplemdash Mahakaal balaji73392151 July 4 2020Foolish He says he is not sure if it will work Looks like it will be the last piece of gold he will wear in his lifemdash Lalitha Lolita_TNIE July 4 2020Shankar Kurade said he got the idea of getting a gold face mask after he saw a video of a man from Kolhapur wearing a silver maskKurades golden mask is another addition to a handful of Maharashtra men who are passionate about gold including Pankaj Parakh of Nashik who owns a 410 kg pure gold shirt costing over Rs 130 crore which earned him a place in the Guinness World RecordsWith inputs from agenciesCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news