Don't panic and stay indoors: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal's message to fans amid COVID-19 outbreak in country

Indian shuttlers namely Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal have urged people not to panic and help each other as the concerns over coronavirus continue to rise in the country.

Srikanth took to Twitter to write: "In this tough time of #Covid_19 pandemic, let's make sure we don't panic and try our best to help each other. Let's maintain hygiene and be a responsible citizen! #IndiaFightsCorona."

In this tough time of #Covid_19 pandemic, let’s make sure we don’t panic and try our best to help each other.
Let’s maintain hygiene and be a responsible citizen!#IndiaFightsCorona

— Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) March 16, 2020

Nehwal retweeted her husband Parupalli Kashyap's tweet on how a people in Italy are still not taking the outbreak of the virus seriously.

Nehwal wrote, "Let’s be cautious and stay at home. These next couple of weeks are an important phase for India. All of us need to learn from what the other countries have experienced and take the necessary precautions ASAP .#Coronaindia #CoronaPandemic". 

Let’s be cautious and stay at home . These next couple of weeks are an important phase for India . All of us need to learn from what the other countries have experienced and take the necessary precautions ASAP .#Coronaindia #CoronaPandemic https://t.co/NZmSFd7Y9Q

— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) March 16, 2020

The number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 114 on Monday, the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said.

Coronavirus, which originated from Wuhan, China in December last year, has so far spread to more than 100 countries and infected more than 1,30,000 people.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared the coronavirus outbreak a 'pandemic' and expressed deep concerns.