India Lockdown For 21 Days: Virat Kohli Stands Strong With Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Urges People To ‘Stay At Home’
Virat Kohli has Tweeted about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of nation-wide-lockdown. The Indian skipper has also urged people to practice social distancing
In the wake of Coronavirus, Prime Minister Of India Narendra Modi has announced a nation-wide-lockdown for next 21 days starting from today midnight. The PM believes that this is a strong and only option to curb the widespread of COVID-19, which has claimed 10 deaths in India, so far. The reported cases of COVID-19 infected people have reached 520, today including 39 discharged. Soon after PM Modi announced the lockdown across the nation, famous personalities from Bollywood, Television and Sports fraternity have taken social media to laud PM’s decision.
Taking to Twitter, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has lauded PM’s decision and has also requested his fans and citizens to practice social distancing. Virat Kohli, in his latest Tweet, wrote, “As our Honourable Prime Minister, Shri @NarendraModi ji just announced, the whole country is going into a lockdown starting midnight today for the next 21 days. My request will remain the same, PLEASE STAY AT HOME. #SocialDistancing is the only cure for Covid 19.”
On the other hand, Virender Sehwag’s Tweeted, “These 21 days are very important in the history of our nation & each one of us can play our part by just staying at our homes and maintaining distance from people. Please adhere to it strictly and we shall overcome this soon #CoronavirusLockdown”
As our Honourable Prime Minister, Shri @NarendraModi ji just announced, the whole country is going into a lockdown starting midnight today for the next 21 days. My request will remain the same, PLEASE STAY AT HOME. 🙏🏼 #SocialDistancing is the only cure for Covid 19.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 24, 2020
These 21 days are very important in the history of our nation & each one of us can play our part by just staying at our homes and maintaining distance from people. Please adhere to it strictly and we shall overcome this soon #CoronavirusLockdown
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 24, 2020
Some days back, the Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli had requested people to be alert, attentive and aware to combat the threat posed by the novel coronavirus on Twitter. He had also hailed PM Narendra Modi's earlier address to the nation. Kohli had then tweeted, “Be alert, attentive and aware to combat the threat posed by the Covid 19. We, as responsible citizens, need to adhere to the norms put in place for our safety as announced by our Honourable Prime Minister Shri @NarendraModi Ji. #IndiaFightsCorona” (ALSO READ: India Lockdown For 21 Days: Bollywood Backs PM Narendra Modi’s Decision Of 3 Week Curfew Amid Coronavirus Outbreak)
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