The topic that has been shaking the entire planet earth right now is the outbreak of Corona virus [COVID-19], which reached India in January this year and has since unfortunately affected over 43 people. Given India's population of 1.38 billion, the number may seem less but an epidemic in such a vast population is any day a looming threat. 

While the world has found its own way of dealing with corona, the Tamil population especially the movie enthusiasts have over the last 3 months filled social media with light-hearted references and memes and more recently they have been focussed on spreading awareness about the virus and its dos and don'ts. 

Tamil comedian Vadivelu, who is known to the rest of the world as 'Contractor Nesamani' is particularly being used along with his meme worthy content, to spread the 'corona virus awareness'. Here are some examples of the same:

#legendSpeak #vadivel /1
People get the message quickly when their loved ones meme it 😊#coronavirusinindia #coronavirusindia #coronavirus #Corona #CoronaVirusUpdate #COVID2019 pic.twitter.com/c6I7mb1cjM

— CoronaSpeak (@CoronaSpeak) March 9, 2020

#legendSpeak #vadivel /3
People get the message quickly when their loved ones meme it 😊#coronavirusinindia #coronavirusindia #coronavirus #Corona #CoronaVirusUpdate #COVID2019 pic.twitter.com/cpNb4wnpDF

— CoronaSpeak (@CoronaSpeak) March 9, 2020

Vadivelu style
⚠️ Stay Safe ❤️#CoronavirusOutbreak #coronavirus #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/fbyB2Op0fv

— Nizaam Mohammed (@MohdNizaa) March 9, 2020

Corona virus vadivelu version #Valimai pic.twitter.com/NNKtw7Sizo

— எதிர்வினை ஏகாம்பரம் (@Rahulma28254555) January 31, 2020

Other Kollywood references too have made it to the 'Corona Virus' topic and these seem to be more 'just for laughs'.

Surprise MF#coronavirus pic.twitter.com/BZuuAY5Unv

— Kollywood Memes (@Kollywood_Memes) March 6, 2020

#CoronaVirusChallenge #COVIDー19 #coronavirus #Vadivelu pic.twitter.com/nAdHsySVNm

— சக்திவேல் (@sakthivelsp7) March 6, 2020

Panda, check any kamal movies, he might ve told bout this 15 yrs before. 🤣🤣

— TR Veriyan (@TRveriyan) February 15, 2020

Ded xD#VadiveluForLife pic.twitter.com/TZDL58d2Ja

— Sudhir Viyas D (@ViyasD) March 9, 2020

While only 1 confirmed case has been detected in the tropical Tamil Nadu [where the corona virus is not expected to last], it is never too cautionary to be informed of the details. The 24 hour helpline numbers provided by the Tamil Nadu Government are 044-29510400, 044-29510500, 94443 40496 and 87544 48477. 

World Health Organization [WHO] also provides a detailed explanation on the subject and FAQs on the topic can be viewed here.