Shashi Tharoor pens poem on Coronavirus

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shared a two stanza hindi poem over coronavirus on his official Twitter handle. Meanwhile, India reported its second casualty due to coronavirus on Friday after a 68-year-old woman, whose son with a travel history abroad had tested positive, died in Delhi.

Hyderabad: Following millions of people who have flooded social media platforms with funny memes, jokes, videos and GIFs, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday shared a poem on coronavirus outbreak.

He shared his two stanza Hindi poem on his official Twitter handle.

Meanwhile, India reported its second casualty due to coronavirus on Friday after a 68-year-old woman, whose son with a travel history abroad had tested positive, died in Delhi.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the number of novel coronavirus cases in India stands at 82, which include 16 Italians and a Canadian.

Several states across India went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres and colleges, and many public events, including the IPL, were postponed.

Cases of the infection have been reported from at least 11 states and territories, including Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala, where three patients were discharged last month after they recovered.