Celebrity
couple
Anushka
Sharma
and
Virat
Kohli
have
urged
people
to
follow
the
21-day
national
lockdown
seriously
to
win
the
"battle" against
coronavirus
outbreak
in
the
country.
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
on
Tuesday
announced
a
complete
lockdown
across
the
country
for
21
days
from
midnight,
asserting
that
this
is
necessary
for
a
decisive
battle
against
the
pandemic.
The
total
number
of
coronavirus
cases
in
India
climbed
to
562
on
Wednesday.
In
a
video
message,
Anushka
and
Virat
said
it
will
take
time
to
fight
coronavirus
in
the
country
and
will
require
"courage,
and
a
lot
of
patience,
responsibility
from
all
of
us
for
the
next
21
days.
We
have
to
follow
some
important
guidelines
for
the
next
21
days.
Stay
at
home
to
prevent
the
virus
from
entering
your
home
and
affecting
you
and
your
loved
ones.
Follow
the
orders
of
lockdown
seriously
because
this
is
an
important
step
to
prevent
transmission," the
couple
said.
Anushka-Virat
said
the
pandemic
won't
go
away
by
participating
in
a
march,
shouting
out
aloud
or
making
noise.
"Don't
believe
in
superstitions,
don't
believe
in
rumours
because
that
won't
give
India
it's
victory
over
COVID-19," the
actor
said.
Kohli
said
if
one
is
"irresponsible'
during
the
21
day
period
lockdown,
then
"we
all,
the
whole
of
India,
will
have
to
pay
a
huge
price.
"The
whole
of
India
has
to
stay
at
home
for
the
next
21
days
to
save
the
nation.
Let's
all
unite
to
save
lives
and
save
our
country," the
duo
said.
Earlier,
Anushka
had
appealed
to
people
to
not
abandon
their
pets
amid
rising
coronavirus
concerns.
"It's
a
humble
request
for
all
pet
parents
to
not
abandon
their
pets
during
these
times
of
crisis.
Please
instead,
take
care
of
them
and
keep
them
safe
with
you.
It's
inhuman
to
abandon
them,"
the
actor
had
posted
on
her
Instagram.