On Monday, the veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took to Instagram to wish his followers “Happy Baisakhi”, which they were forced to celebrate at home due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, which is in place since March 25. The lockdown has now been increased till May 3 and it will also be reviewed till April 20.
Captioning a video message along with his wife Geeta Basra, Harbhajan wrote: “Happy baisakhi everyone..stay home”. In the video, the couple while accepting that the whole world is going through a tough phase, urged everyone to stay indoors with their loved ones.
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Former Indian all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh also greeted his fans for the festival. He tweeted: “Wishing everyone a very #HappyBaisakhi Let’s pray that this festive season of harvest and new beginnings shower us with health, peace and joy in all lives. May waheguru bless us all #stayhomestaysafe.”
Wishing everyone a very #HappyBaisakhi Let’s pray that this festive season of harvest and new beginnings shower us with health, peace and joy in all lives. May waheguru bless us all #stayhomestaysafe. 🙏
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 13, 2020
The Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan also shared a video message for his fans on Baisakhi. He wrote: “Baisakhi diyaan lakh lakh vadhayiaan sabnu. Tey rabb sabnu chardiyaan kala ch rakhey, tey Changi sehat bakshey.”
Baisakhi diyaan lakh lakh vadhayiaan sabnu. Tey rabb sabnu chardiyaan kala ch rakhey, tey Changi sehat bakshey. 🙏🏻🤗 pic.twitter.com/OWdPjhguz3
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 13, 2020
English football club Liverpool extended greetings to their supporters on the occasion of Baisakhi. The statement released by the club read: “Liverpool Football Club would like to say ‘Happy Khalsa Baisakhi Day’ to all our Sikh supporters celebrating today and we wish you a safe holiday.”
Baisakhi marks the Sikh New Year and is a spring harvest festival celebrated in Punjab and in other parts of north India.
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 10500 with almost 360 people losing their lives on Monday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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The entire world is slowly moving towards a lockdown due to the scare of the ever-escalating situation concerning the World Health Organisation-recognized pandemic that is the Coronavirus. Everything- schools, colleges, airports, railway stations, gyms, sporting events, movies, offices- have been put under lockdown as the world continues to self-isolate in order to control the pandemic.
