Coronavirus: David Warner shaves head to show support towards medical staff, asks Steve Smith, Virat Kohli to do the same

Australian opener David Warner on Tuesday made a decision to shave off his head to exhibit support to all medical staffs who are working tirelessly on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19. After shaving his head, the 33-year-old also asked his team-mate Steve Smith and Indian captain Virat Kohli to do the same.

David Warner posted a time-lapse video on his official Instagram handle of him shaving his head, and captioned it, "Been nominated to shave my head in support of those working on the frontline #Covid-19 here is a time-lapse. I think my debut was the last time I recall I've done this. Like it or not".

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Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Australia’s death toll stands at 19, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

As of 8 am this morning, 4,460 people across Australia have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) had dubbed coronavirus as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.

Earlier, the Aussie Test captain Tim Paine also asserted that the national team’s tour of Bangladesh is improbable because of the coronavirus outbreak.

"You don't have to be Einstein to realise (the Bangladesh tour) is probably unlikely to go ahead, particularly in June. Whether it's cancelled or pushed back, we're not quite sure at the moment," cricket.com.au quoted Paine as saying.

At present, Australia have 296 points in the World Test Championship from 10 matches, while the men in blue lead the points table with 360 points from nine games.

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