Trivendra Singh Rawat was trolled on social media for his unusual observation on coronavirus after it went viral on social media.
The comment comes at a time when India is battling a devastating second wave of Covid-19. India registered 3,43,144 new coronavirus cases and 4,000 deaths in the past 24 hours, data showed on Friday, and logged 4,000 deaths for a third day in a row.
Maximum casualties were reported in Maharashtra (850), followed by Karnataka with 344 daily deaths.
The top five states which registered maximum cases are Maharashtra with 42,582 cases, followed by Kerala with 39,955 cases, Karnataka with 35,297 cases, Tamil Nadu with 30,621 cases and Andhra Pradesh with 22,399 cases.