11 March,2020 10:25 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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A video of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, Chinese Consul General in Mumbai Tang Guocai and
Buddhist monks chanting 'Go corona, go corona' at a prayer meet has gone viral on social media.
The video was reportedly shot at Gateway of India on February 20 during a prayer session to stop the spread of the coronavirus in China.
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Twitterati was left amused and did not miss out on the opportunity.
The novel coronavirus, which was first detected in China's Wuhan city in December, has since spread to several countries, including India, and killed over 3,000 and shaved off several billion dollars from the world economy.
(with inputs from agencies)
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