Lucknow, May 11 (IANS): The Uttar Pradesh police is now reaching out to children through animated videos to make them aware of the Coronavirus pandemic.

IG (Moradabad range) Ramit Sharma, has got a one-minute animation clip made on the topic. The first of these clips features a young boy and his elder sister, and their conversation with a police official over phone. The police official is seen explaining to the kids how the virus is 'very notorious' and how a team of corona warriors is working to 'arrest' it.

The clip ends with the police official advising the kids to stay indoors till the virus is reined in.

The short animation clips have gone viral on social media and WhatsApp.

According to Ramit Sharma, "We have been successful in reaching out to kids and making them understand why it is important for them to stay indoors to beat the Coronavirus with the help of these animation clips."

Apart from these clips, police have also been interacting with kids on social media. "They are invited to sending paintings, essays and poems on social media handles of UP Police to drive home the message," the officer added.