Tirupur (TN), Apr 24 () A coronavirus awareness skitenacted by police here in which three teenagers on a scooterfun ride end up in an ambulance carrying a "COVID-19 patient"has attracted eyeballs and gone viral in the social media.
The skit, captured on camera and peppered withsoundtrack, funny punch dialogues of ace Tamil film comedianVadivelu and the babble of a boy seeking his mother in thebackground,was an instant hit with social media users.
The boy's chatter is popular in social media.
The 3.35 minute clip was produced to drive home theimportance of staying at home, and wearing masks in case ofventuring out only for essential, unavoidable purposes.
In the clip, two police officers on duty at anarterial road here intercept three boys on a scooter.
While one of the officers ask why three people weregoing on a two-wheeler and that too without masks, anotherlady official tells them "do you know what will happen if youventure out without a mask?"
The three teenagers are then led to a nearbyambulance and informed that a man reclining inside thevehicle with a protective gear was a coronavirus positivepatient.
Alarmed, the boys refuse to get inside the vehicle,but are forced to get in.
Once inside, the trio looks agitated due to anapprehension that they may get infected and plead with the manto not get anywhere near them and hurriedly try to wear masks.
One of them succeeds in getting out of thevehicle through the window and the two others continue to jumpand scream.
Towards the end of the clip, the lady officertells people that they 'intercepted the three boys' who wereroaming around. She asks them why they did not wear masks.
Only after they were sent inside the ambulance,they realised the importance of wearing masks and staying hometo prevent the spread of coronavirus, she says in the videoand appeals to people to stay at home.
The officer also makes it clear that the maninside the ambulance was not a COVID-19 patient and the threeteenagers appear with masks.
A police official said the skit was an effort tospread awareness about coronavirus and encourage people to notventure out of their homes. VGNBNWELCOME VGNBNWELCOME
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