Updated July 28th, 2020 at 17:52 IST

COVID-19: Mumbai Police's 'Space Invaders' meme shows how you can 'use mask as shield'

The Mumbai Police has managed to spread awareness again regarding COVID-19. This time it is by using a Japanese game, "Space Invaders".

Reported by: Akanksha Arora
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The Mumbai police posted a tweet to create awareness amid the novel coronavirus. The tweet has managed to gain a lot of attention from the netizens. This is not the first time that the Mumbai police stole all the limelight on social media. This time the Mumbai police has used the image of a Japanese game ‘Space Invaders’ to convey their message. 

Mumbai Police spreading awareness amid pandemic

The Mumbai police logo has been added on the picture taken from the game 'space invaders' and various other small changes have been made. The shooter has been replaced with a sanitiser and the aliens have been made into virus, for which, masks have been added to give a shield. The image is captioned as, “Put some 'Space' between you and these 'invaders'. Use masks as 'shields'”. The Mumbai police has also used their patent hashtag that is also seen in previous posts: #TakingOnCorona.

Read: 'Safety First': IPS Officer Spreads Cybersecurity Awareness With Intriguing Post

Netizens took to the comment section to appreciate the attempt made by the Mumbai police. There were also people who criticised the Mumbai police and termed them as 'corrupt' over Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide case. There were also peole who were enquiring about quarantine rules in Maharastra.

Earlier as well Mumbai police were seen making tweets and posting pictures on Instagram regarding cybersecurity and the importance of wearing a mask. Few days back as well Mumbai Police stole the limelight on Instagram by making an awareness post. They posted a picture showing a ‘useless’ gate which went viral on Instagram. The image also contains the Mumbai Police logo. It serves the purpose of telling people how important it is to wear a mask when the pandemic has hit the globe. The image managed to gather 13K likes. Earlier than this post, Mumbai police made another attempt where they made a tweet spreading awareness regarding cybersecurity. They shared the meme which was made from an image of Vidya Balan’s upcoming movie Shakuntala Devi. The Mumbai Police shared the translated version of the meme, linking it with the importance of keeping tricky online passwords.

Read: Mumbai Police And Nagpur Police Spread Cybersecurity Awareness With 'Shakuntala Devi' Meme

Also Read: Mumbai Police Spread COVID-19 Awareness With Creative Post Showing 'The Useless Gate'

(Image Credits: Twitter/MumbaiPolice)

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Published July 28th, 2020 at 17:52 IST