New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Megstar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been quite vocal on social media to spread awareness regarding the novel coronavirus for last few days, on Tuesday took to social media to share a picture of his hand with Home Quarantined stamp. In a tweet post, he wrote, "T 3473 - Stamping started on hands with voter ink, in Mumbai .. keep safe, be cautious, remain isolated if detected..," along with the picture.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also took to the micro-blogging web site to thank Bachchan for "spreading the word" on home quarantine.

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Recently the actor took to Twitter to post a couple of videos to inform the netizens on how to prevent themselves from the spread of COVID-19. In one of the videos, he penned a poem asking people to fight the outbreak with strong determination.

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The actor even cancelled his weekly interaction with his fans at his residence Jalsa on Sunday.

Another Bollywood icon, Dilip Kumar on Monday said he is under complete isolation as a precuationary measure to avoid infections due to coronavirus outbreak. The 97-year-old actor shared his health update on Twitter.

On Monday, BMC commissioner Pravin Oriyadarshi had issued an order to all officials concerned at all hospitals and airports asking them to be stamped on their left hand of the home quarantine person concerned, which would last for 14 days.

"This #BadgeOfHonour will serve as a constant reminder, for 14 days. For others, gets easy to spot & remind to return home. One worry less!" BMC had tweeted.

Meanwhile, other B-Town celebrities have cancelled their shoots and are not heading out to avoid getting infected from COVID-19. They are even working out at home and spreading the important messages to the public asking them to take precautionary measures to stay safe and use the time wisely. 

(with ANI inputs)


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