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Amitabh Bachchan campaigns for Coronavirus prevention

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 13, 2020 10:57 IST

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in by the UNICEF and Health Ministry of Government of India to spread ...

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Superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in by the UNICEF and Health Ministry of Government of India to spread a word of caution against the Coronavirus outbreak. The veteran actor shared a post on social media, wherein he is snapped prepping to shoot a special media. “Getting set to advocate the preventions necessary about CoVID 19 , ... this is for UNICEF, and the Health Ministry of GOI .. the message should be out soon ..Be safe .. be careful,” Amitabh Bachchan had shared. Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan had shared a video wherein he spoke about the Coronavirus outbreak. 

The actor had penned a poem that he wrote on the health scare, narrating how everyone has been suggesting different remedies. Speaking about coronavirus, A 76-year-old man in Karnataka became the first coronavirus fatality in India. The total number of cases in the country has now crossed 70. In other parts of the world, Italy and Spain reported a surge in fatalities in the last couple of days and have imposed lockdowns, while the US has put a ban on travel from almost all of Europe. 

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