100-year-old asks for 101k likes after his birthday party gets cancelled due to COVID-19

A 100-year-old man has urged Twitter users to help him get 1,00,000 likes after his birthday party was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. According to reports, man named Owen believed to be a citizen of United States, took to social media platform to request netizens to get him 1,00,000 likes for his 101st birthday that he will be celebrating on March 31. 

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Moham Safa, a permanent UN representative, entrepreneur and climate activist from Leban shared Owen's picture where elderly man can be seen holding a sign that says, "Hello, I am Owen. I am turning 101 on March 31st. My party was canceled because of social distancing. Help me celebrate by getting 101k likes/comments." Moham Safa's post where he urged netizens to share picture to help man reach 1,00,000 likes/comments has received more than 1,30,000 likes since it was uploed on March 22.  

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Coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 has claimed more than 14,600 lives across world and has infected nearly 3,38,000 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 tred illegally.  

Italy, Iran, and Spain are most affected countries outside mainland China, where, as of March 22 combined death toll stands at 8,933. 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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