COVID-19: Ravichandran Ashwin changes Twitter username to 'let's stay indoors India'

Asking the citizens of the country to stay indoors as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday decided to change his Twitter username to 'Let's stay indoors India'.

Asking the citizens of the country to stay indoors as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday decided to change his Twitter username to 'Let's stay indoors India'. In a series of tweets, the spinner also revealed as to why the next couple of weeks will be crucial in the battle against COVID-19.

"Taking in all information ( both authentic and some seemingly panicky ones). One thing seems certain " The next 2 weeks are going to be extremely crucial". Every city in India should literally feel deserted for the next 2 weeks, cos if this escalates it will be mayhem. #COVID19," Ashwin tweeted. In another tweet, he went on to say that the population is quite big in the country, and there are quite a few who cannot get access to information.

"We need to remember we are a densely populated country and a very large part of them don't have access to information," Ashwin tweeted. The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 433 on Monday evening and seven deaths. A total of 23 patients have been cured and discharged.

Several districts in the country have been placed in lockdown as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organisation had termed COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11. (ANI)