With the number of coronavirus positive cases increasing rapidly in the country, veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor suggested imposing Emergency to deal with the worsening coronavirus condition in the country.
He tweeted on Tuesday: Aaj ye hua kal kya kya hona hai? (This happened today, now what will happen tomorrow?)That is why I said we need the military out. Emergency.”
Aaj ye hua kal kya kya hona hai? That is why I said we need the military out. Emergency.
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) March 31, 2020
Several fresh cases of COVID-19 infection were reported on Tuesday from Delhi, Maharashtra, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar, among other places, taking the nationwide tally well past 1,400. As of Wednesday, the death toll stands at 38, reports stated. Triggering concerns for authorities, a nationwide search has also been launched to identify and isolate participants of the recent Nizamuddin event in Delhi which has become a coronavirus hotspot. From March 1-15, over 2,000 delegates, including those from countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, attended a religious gathering organised by the Islamic organisation at Markaz in Delhi's Nizamuddin. There are fears that thousands present there could have carried the infection to the length and breadth of the country. Many who attended the event are among those who tested positive over the last two days.
Earlier this week, Rishi Kapoor faced criticism for his tweet in which he urged licensed liquor shops to be kept open during the complete lockdown. “Think. Government should for sometime in the evening open all licensed liquor stores. Don’t get me wrong. Man will be at home only what with all this depression, uncertainty around. Cops,doctors,civilians etc... need some release. Black mein to sell ho hi raha hai,” he tweeted.
His tweet, however, was not received well by many who urged him to look at those who can’t basic needs like food.
He has been regularly tweeting about the crisis situation. Recently, he also shared a tweet about the need to control sale of fake coronavirus testing kits and shoddy protection gear.
