'Innocent but mature': Girl asks father to not go out amid COVID-19 lockdown, watch video

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced nationwide lockdown until April 14, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu shared a video of a girl who stops her father from going to the office. The short clip in which the daughter can be heard saying, “mat jao” and even mentioning PM Modi’s plea to practice social distancing has taken the internet by storm with most people applauding the understanding of such a young Indian citizen and calling it "adorable". 

As the number of coronavirus infections in India spike to 1,590 with at least 45 casualties, the little girl can be seen blocking the door, urging her father to remain indoors and cautioning that he might contract the fatal COVID-19. The nationwide lockdown is one of the many precautionary measures that the government has taken to stem the drastic spread of the pandemic.

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‘She is a warrior’

While most internet users were seen encouraging each other to practice social distancing in a bid to protect themselves from further spreading COVID-19, others also called the little girl a “warrior”. One of the Twitter users even said: “only daughters do this” while others called her “best kid” who understands the need of the hour. One of the internet users called the daughter’s reaction as “innocent but mature”.

The coronavirus, which originated in China in December 2019, has now claimed over 42,300 lives worldwide as of April 1. According to the tally by international news agency, the pandemic has now spread to 203 countries and has infected at least 859,770 people. Out of the total infections, 178,335 have been recovered but the easily spread virus is continuing to disrupt many lives. Major cities have been put under lockdown in almost all countries and the economy is struggling. 

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