New Delhi | Jagran Entertainment Desk: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday shared a video on social media expressing his views on the coronavirus outbreak and urged people to follow precautionary measures to stay safe from the COVID-19. He even recited a poem on the pandemic. "Concerned about the COVID 19 .. just doodled some lines .. in verse .. please stay safe," Bachchan wrote on Twitter.

The video was watched by nearly 50,000 times by Twitter users within a couple of hours and garnered more than 4,700 likes. 

Replying to the video, a user wrote, "Fantastic Awadhi sir! Genes of a great poet speaking up !"

"Thank you we need more people spreading the message," wrote another user on the micro-blogging site.

India on Thursday reported the first fatality of COVID-19 as a 76-year-old succumbed to death due to the disease. The deceased had a travel history to Saudia Arabia. The Union Ministry has so far reported 73 confirmed cases of coronavirus, which also includes 16 Italians. Majority of the cases have been reported in Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

Recommended For You

Also Read: 'Happy Pill': Kajol shares adorable pictures of daughter Nysa resembling the actress | See Pics

Meanwhile, the country has suspended all foreign visas with immediate effect and asked its citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to virus-hit countries such as China, Iran, Italy, Republic of Korea, among others till April 15. The government has asked citizens to avoid gatherings to contain the pandemic. 

The Delhi government has ordered schools, colleges (where exams are not taking place), and cinema halls to remain shut till March 31.

Talking about Amitabh Bachchan, the megastar will be next seen in Shoot Sircar's Gulabo Sitabo, which also stars Ayushmann Khurrana. He is also filming for Ayan Mukerji directorial Brahmastra slated to be released later this year. The actor has some other films in his line up like Jhund, Chehre, Butterfly, and AB Aani CD.


Also In News