Published 11:03 IST, March 30th 2020
Anupam Kher shares evocative poem on life amid Coronavirus crisis & lockdown
Bollywood veteran Anupam Kher on Monday shared an evocative poem on life at the time of a health crisis situation, leading to a nationwide lockdown.
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Bollywood veteran Anupam Kher on Monday shared an evocative poem on life at time of a health crisis situation. Taking to Twitter, he shared a short poem in Hindi that roughly translates to "Quiet city, every person has become a prisoner in township. Today, life is expensive, and wealth has become cheaper."
India under lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi anunced a 21-day lockdown in entire country effective from midnight of March 25 to deal with spre of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is only option to deal with disease, which spres rapidly. 21-day curfew is applicable to all states, districts, and vills - irrespective of wher y were earlier under curfew or t.
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Furr, India has also closed India-Pakistan border and restricted passenger movement at border with Banglesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar.
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Coronavirus crisis
As of date, India has reported over 1,000 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. Out of all states, Kerala and Maharashtra have reported most in country. Meanwhile, over 27 people have died so far due to dely virus.
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Presently, re are around 721,412 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of around 33,956 people. Meanwhile, around 151,004 people have reportedly recovered. US is at top of charts with respect to Coronavirus cases, with over 1.2 lakh infected.
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11:03 IST, March 30th 2020