Shankar Kurade, who now goes by the name Gold Man is a resident of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune. In order to prevent himself from contracting COVID-19, he got himself a mask that is made of gold.
The gold mask has minute holes for him to breathe easily. The mask costs ₹. 2.89 lakhs but he is not sure if it is effective.
He said he would love to arrange for gold masks for his family. However, he believes if social distancing norms and other precautionary measures are followed, we can be safe.
He loved gold since he was a child. When asked about the source of inspiration for his gold mask he said that he saw a man on television wearing a gold mask and it sparked this idea. He then spoke to his goldsmith who made the mask within a week.
To reduce the spread of COVID-19, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recommends cloth face coverings in public settings when around people outside of their household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
Pune currently records over a 5000 cases of COVID-19 with more than 2000 recovered and 274 deaths.
Source: ANI