india.com : Mar 13, 2020, 03:59 PM
New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus threat looming large, veteran Bollywood actress and BLP lawmaker Hema Malini on Friday said the coronavirus outbreak must not be taken lightly and cautioned people against travelling abroad.The 71-year-old actress also expressed her reservations against taking the pandemic lightly, as she has observed that a lot of people share jokes about the disease on WhatsApp.
“Everybody should be careful and secure themselves and not travel overseas. It is good that visas have been cancelled,” she appealed to the public.“I have seen people joking about it on WhatsApp, like ‘Corona, Marona’, it should not be taken lightly,” she noted.When asked about how her schedule has been affected, she said, “I have cancelled all my plans for shows and award functions that were to be held in places like London and Mumbai.”#WATCH BJP MP Hema Malini on #CoronaVirus: Everybody should be careful & secure themselves and not travel overseas. It is good that visas have been cancelled. I have seen people joking about it on WhatsApp, like 'corona, marona', it should not be taken lightly. pic.twitter.com/cbVtqVrBPW
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