'Follow the instructions, stay safe': KL Rahul urges fans to be strong amid COVID-19 fears

Indian batsman & wicketkeeper KL Rahul urged his fans to follow instructions provided by health experts & stay safe as vel coronavirus gripped world. BCCI has suspended Indian Premier League until April 15 and has also postponed remainder of ODI series between India and South Africa. Major sporting events across world are being cancelled or postponed amid growing concerns of COVID-19, including PL, IPL, LaLiga, NBA, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Australia-New Zealand T20 & ODI tour, England's tour of Sri Lanka, PSL and more. 

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K L Rahul urges fans to stay strong

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IPL postponed

A statement was released on Friday afteron which quoted BCCI Secretary Jay Shah and stated, " Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend IPL 2020 till 15th April 2020, as a precautionary measure against ongoing vel Coronavirus situation."

BCCI is concerned and sensitive about all its stakeholders, and public health in general, and it is taking all necessary steps to ensure that, all people related to IPL including fans have a safe cricketing experience. cricket body will work closely with Government of India along with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and all or relevant Central and State Government departments in this regard.

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Coronavirus Outbreak

As of today, total number of positive cases in India has risen up to 82 - Haryana-15, Telangana-1, Rajasthan-3, Andhra Presh - 1, Karnataka-5, Jammu-1, Lakh-3, Maharashtra- 16, Tamil Nu-1, Uttar Presh-10, Delhi-6, Punjab-1, Kerala-19 (out of which 3 recovered). Along with it, two deaths have been reported in Kalaburagi and West Delhi respectively. 

First detected in Wuhan in December 2019, COVID-19- vel coronavirus has affected nearly 118 countries in world. Presently, re are over 1,24,518 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of 4,607 people. As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to treat COVID-19, countries have been grappling with all possible mechanisms to contain its spre. So far, China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran have witnessed most number of confirmed cases of vel coronavirus.

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