Six-time Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan is back in India after witnessing the impact of the deadly Coronavirus from close range in Italy, which has witnessed 250 deaths in a 24-hour period. The Luge Pilot's father is from Kerala and his mother is Italian.

"Doctors in Italy are on the frontline of a situation that is being compared to a war zone. Many doctors including friends of mine have been infected as they deal with the inflow of patients," Shiva, the winner of 10 Asian medals, told mid-day on Saturday.