Shane Warne batted for a nationwide lockdown in Australia for the country to best tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed eight lives in the nation so far.
The spin-legend urged the Australian government to take the gravity of the situation with utmost seriousness and implement all the necessary measures to fight the dangerous Coronavirus outbreak.
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"I know it’s impossible to please everyone as PM at the moment, but surely clear rules and lockdown for Australia as of NOW is the only decision - end of. Let’s learn from the mistakes other countries have made. Health has to be the most important thing for everyone!" Warne tweeted.
"Listening to the PM like everyone here in Aust & what I understood was. 'It’s essential. Unless it’s not. Then it’s essentially not essential. I can’t be clearer” Plus people can buy a new shirt at a shopping centre ? WTF? PM just had a shocker. Surely should be in lockdown now," he added.
The COVID-19 has claimed as many as 16,000 lives across the globe already since originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year.
Australia has recently closed borders for non-citizens and issued a travel ban.
Warne, on his part, has been quite active over social media in urging people to practice social distancing, having previously stated that his gin distillery, SevenZeroEight, will be producing hand sanitisers for hospitals.
