Coronavirus: Athawale’s ‘go corona’ chant video goes viral

The video was reportedly shot at Gateway of India on February 20 during a prayer session to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in China.

March 10, 2020 03:51 pm | Updated March 11, 2020 11:11 am IST - Mumbai

NEW DELHI, 10/02/2020: BJP MP and Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Bandu Athawale during the Budget Session, at Parliament House in New Delh on February 10, 2020. 
Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

NEW DELHI, 10/02/2020: BJP MP and Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Bandu Athawale during the Budget Session, at Parliament House in New Delh on February 10, 2020. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

A video of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, Chinese Consul General in Mumbai Tang Guocai and Buddhist monks chanting ‘Go corona, go corona’ at a prayer meet has gone viral on social media.

The video was reportedly shot at Gateway of India on February 20 during a prayer session to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in China.

How is India containing COVID-19?

The novel coronavirus , which was first detected in China’s Wuhan city in December, has since spread to several countries, including India, and killed over 3,000 and shaved off several billion dollars from the world economy.

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