PHOTOS: Chennai Cop Dons Coronavirus Helmet To Spread Awareness Amid Lockdown

A senior cop in Chennai devised a unique way to spread awareness about the coronavirus pandemic and donned a covid-19 themed helmet while on duty. (Photo by Arun Sankar/ AFP)

The inspector named Rajesh Babu is seen wearing coronavirus-themed helmet as he walks near a checkpoint during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai on Saturday. ((Photo by Arun Sankar/ AFP)

Presence of stalk-like projections, as in the novel coronavirus Covid-19 structure, can be seen in the helmet donned by inspector Rajesh Babu. (Photo by Arun Sankar/ AFP)

Police inspector Rajesh Babu (C) wearing coronavirus-themed helmet speaks to a motorist at a checkpoint during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai on March 28, 2020. (Photo by Arun Sankar/ AFP)

The helmet has been designed by a local artist Gowtham. (Photo by Arun Sankar/ AFP)

Police inspector Rajesh Babu (C) wearing coronavirus-themed helmet stands guard at a checkpoint during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai on March 28, 2020. (Photo by Arun Sankar/ AFP)

Inspector was quoted as saying “We had been talking to the public. But, awareness among them is very less. So, we thought of doing something different. We designed a helmet that looks like coronavirus. We thought of doing something which will scare the people and make them stay at home,” by news agency ANI. (Photo by Arun Sankar/ AFP)