Published 19:35 IST, April 7th 2020
Video: TikTok user celebrates birthday amid lockdown, blows candles using hairdryer
TikTok user can be blowing candles with a hairdryer before cutting his birthday cake with his friends and family present via video conferencing.
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With coronavirus lockdown forcing people to stay st home, people are literally coming up with creative ideas to deal with loneliness. Recently, a TikTok user shared a video of himself celebrating his birthday alone at what appears to be his house. In video, user named ali_r_makhlouf can be seen blowing candles with a hairdryer before cutting his birthday cake with his friends and family present via video conferencing. video has garnered more than 2 million views since it was uploaded on Chinese video-sharing platform.
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Similar videos have been doing rounds on various social media platforms ever since lockdown in most parts of world has begun. Recently, a man from Mumbai, India married a girl from Delhi on a video call with friends and family joining from as far as Canada and Australia. In ar incident, a family from Delhi attended a wedding ceremony being held in United States via video conferencing.
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Coronavirus outbreak
According to data by worldometer, India has recorded 4,911 confirmed coronavirus infections so far, of which more than 100 cases came in last 24 hours. Iran has logged in 137 deaths due to COVID-19 as of April 6. re are currently 4,392 active cases in country, while 382 patients have recovered fully.
coronavirus infection has claimed nearly 76,400 lives across world and has infected over 13,63,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last month before Italy and Spain surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. United States, France, United Kingdom, and Iran have also overtaken China in terms of death toll related to COVID-19. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being traded illegally.
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19:35 IST, April 7th 2020