Published 12:25 IST, March 25th 2020
Delhi police gives savage reply to man who wanted to visit his friend during lockdown
Delhi police held a special Q&A session on Twitter to clarify doubts on what people can and what they cannot do during the emergency health protocol.
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India from midnight of March 24 went into a complete nationwide lockdown in order to prevent its 1.2 billion people from community transmission. Authorities across nation have stepped up vigil to assure that only essential services are allowed amid lockdown and people do t come into close proximity unnecessarily. On March 24, Delhi police held a special Q&A session on Twitter to clarify doubts on what people can and what y cant do during emergency protocol.
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Delhi police answered everything from questions on movements of unwell to details about what to do in case of essential work. However, re was this one answer by Delhi police that is attracting everyone's attention on Twitter. A user named Deepak Pyal asked cops if he could visit his friend's house for some important work, which is just 2 km away from his place. Delhi police replied to that, 'If you are a true friend, stay at home. Video call inste. #StayHomeSaveLives.' response is getting a lot of reactions from Tweeples who are applauding Delhi police's wit in times of crisis.
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Coronavirus outbreak
COVID-19 has claimed more than 18,900 lives across world and has infected nearly 4,22,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last week, however, Italy surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due 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 tred illegally.
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Spain, and Iran are most affected countries after Italy and China, where, as of March 24 combined death toll stands at 4,925. France has w also joined list of countries that have recorded more than 1,000 deaths. Health experts believe that hotspot could soon shift to United States, where 782 people have died so far, out of 52,881 confirmed cases that country has recorded since January 2020.
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12:34 IST, March 25th 2020