Updated June 14th, 2021 at 12:43 IST
I&B Ministry shares 'Family Man' meme; urges people to wear masks like Srikant
The I&B Ministry morphed a mask on Manoj Bajpayee's face from one of his stills on the show urging people to follow COVID-appropriate behavior.
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on Monday urged citizens to continue wearing masks after their COVID-19 vaccination sharing a meme on Manoj Bajpayee's character 'Srikant Tiwari' from Amazon Prime's 'The Family Man.' On its Twitter handle, the I&B Ministry morphed a mask on Manoj Bajpayee's face from one of his stills on the show with a caption-- 'Even after getting both the doses, Srikant wears a mask and maintains physical distance.' Urging people to follow 'COVID-appropriate behavior' like Srikant, the Ministry reminded everyone to wear a mask, wash and sanitize their hands and maintain physical distancing. The Family Man meme was retweeted by Manoj Bajpayee on his Twitter handle.
#IndiaFightsCorona:
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 14, 2021
📍Even after getting both the doses, Srikant wears a mask & maintains physical distance.
✅ Follow #COVIDAppropriateBehaviour even after getting #vaccinated.
➡️ Wear a #Mask
➡️ Wash/Sanitize hands
➡️ Maintain physical distancing#We4Vaccine @BajpayeeManoj pic.twitter.com/7DF8OZs79I
Health Ministry uses 'Chellam Sir' for COVID awareness
This is not the first time that the Indian Government has invoked 'The Family Man' for COVID-19 awareness. Last week, the government's Twitter handle had joined the meme fest of the series and took a witty spin on the show's famous character 'Chellam Sir’. To tackle the vaccine hesitancy, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tweeted a still from an interaction between Chellam and Srikant Tiwari over which COVID-19 vaccine should be taken. In the meme, Chellam Sir advises Bajpayee that all vaccines are safe, urging him to get vaccinated at the earliest.
#IndiaFightsCorona
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 10, 2021
Srikant: Chellam sir, Which vaccine should I take - #Covishield or #Covaxin? #ChellamSir: "Wrong question. All vaccines are safe. You should ask when to #GetVaccinated. The answer is, as soon as possible."#We4Vaccine #LargestVaccineDrive@BajpayeeManoj pic.twitter.com/xcJte0KbFY
COVID-19 in India
India's downward trend of cases continued on Monday as the nation recorded 70,421 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day COVID-19 rise in 74 days, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total number of cases has now reached 2,95,10,410, with a daily positive rate of 4.72 percent, which is less than 10% for the 21st day in a row. In addition, the weekly positivity rate fell below 5% and is now at 4.54 percent. After 66 days, the active caseload stayed below 10 lakhs, and stands at 9,73,158.
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Published June 14th, 2021 at 12:43 IST
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