PM Modi holds video conference with CMs on health crisis
PTI, Apr 2, 2020, 1:52 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, April 2 held a video conference with all chief ministers to discuss ways to check the spread of COVID-19.
“Contact tracing of those feared to be exposed to the deadly virus and isolation of those who test positive of the virus are likely to be discussed in the meeting,” sources said.
The meeting is underway. Issues such as spread of COVID-19, movement of migrants, availability of essentials and contact tracing of Tablighi Jamat participants are also likely to come up for discussion.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and top bureaucrats were present along with the prime minister.
This is for the second time the prime minister is holding a video conference with the chief ministers after the spread of COVID-19, and the first after the 21-day lockdown came into force.
On March 20 also he had interacted with the CMs. The lockdown was enforced on March 24.
According to the health ministry, death toll due to this touched 50 on Thursday. Total number of positive cases has risen to 1,965 in the country.
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