Indian railways explains 'seriousness' of Coronavirus situation with an analogy

Coronavirus outbreak has forced many countries to go under complete lockdown, scale of which is unprecedented and was never seen in history before. Ministry of Railways on March 24 took to its official Twitter handle to explain intensity of situation caused by outbreak of vel coronavirus.

ministry on Tuesday posted a Tweet where it said, " Indian Railways did t stop even during wars. Please understand seriousness of situation and stay at home." 

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India locked down over 80 major cities on March 23 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed nation and urged people to maintain social distancing and avoid public garings. Educational institutes and public places have been shut down across states with companies allowing employees to work from home.

India has so far recorded 519 coronavirus cases, of which 20 cases came in last 24 hours. re are currently 469 active cases in country and 10 people have lost ir lives, while 40 have been treated successfully. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 has claimed more than 17,100 lives across world and has infected nearly 3,92,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being traded illegally.  

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Italy, Spain and Iran are most affected countries outside mainland China, where, as of March 23 combined death toll stands at 10,700. Italy has surpassed China to record most number of deaths in world due to virus outbreak, while Iran and Spain both have crossed 1,500 mark.

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