This is how Covid-19 is hitting home in India: On phones, no longer does the latest Bollywood hit ring out as the connecting tone - what Indians hear now is ominous coughing, followed by a public service message with advice on how to stop the spread of the virus.
Telecoms operators began playing a Health Ministry-approved message from March 8, following a request from the government.
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