Published 15:22 IST, April 8th 2020

Indo-Western band composes coronavirus song to spread awareness

While the nation is under lockdown, an Indo-Western band, Swaraag, released a song on YouTube, titled ‘Ja ja re Corona virus’, in a bid to spread awareness.

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While nation is under lockdown, an Indo-Western fusion band, Swaraag, released a song on YouTube, titled ‘Ja ja re Corona virus’. two-minute song has a Rajasthani folk touch to it and has been shot at home. As per reports, singer in video is Asif Khan and along with him Seif Ali Khan is on tabla, Idris Khan plays guitar and a little boy, Zishan supports it with vocals. 

caption of video even urged citizens to stay home. caption re, “Ja Ja Re Corona Virus, India mein koni tharo kaam re. Stay Home Stay Safe. Apna or apne pariwar ka dhyan rakhe. Ye waqt bhi guzar jayega”. 

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It furr re, “Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus. disease causes respiratory illness (like flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. You can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and avoiding close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell”. 

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Video goes viral

video, which was uploed on March 30, has so far received thousands of views and several comments. Internet users have praised group. One user wrote, “Nice content, you deserve more subscribers”. Anor said, “Go corona go”. 

While speaking to a media outlet, Asif said that with song, he wanted to share his feelings with everyone. He ded that song is a message for everyone to be involved creatively to beat boredom and keep one’s mind busy. He said that song signifies his plea to virus to leave ‘our beloved country’. 

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Pratap Singh Nirwan, who is is founder and team coach of group, reportedly said that group h back to back shows, sleepless nights, long working hours between shooting, recording and performing live. However, Pratap said that due to unnatural circumstances of COVID-19, everything came to a halt. He said that everything changed over past few weeks as y h to cancel shows due to pandemic. 

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Currently, India has more than 5,300 confirmed COVID-19 cases and dely virus has claimed almost 164 lives in country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked people not to panic and furr urged m to stay indoors. According to tally by international news agency, pandemic has now spre to 209 countries and territories and has infected more than one million people. 

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15:32 IST, April 8th 2020