Everyone’s got coronavirus on the brain right now, but no one is taking it more literally than the so-called “corona cops” in India.
Officers in multiple Indian cities have started donning big, spiky, goofy-looking red helmets that resemble the microscopic virus, in an effort to raise awareness about it during the country’s sweeping COVID-19 lockdown.
Citizens might not be able to see the actual virus outdoors, but it’s been hard to miss these officers with their spike-ball heads.
Insp. Rajesh Babu of the Tamil Nadu Police Force spent March 28 wearing one such helmet for traffic duty in the southeastern city of Chennai.