NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with chief ministers of all the states and Union territories via video conferencing to strategize ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Underlining that the motto of the government earlier was ‘jaan hai to jahaan hai’ but now is ‘jaan bhi jahaan bhi’, Prime Minister Modi said that there seems to be a consensus amongst the states on extension of lockdown by another two weeks.
During the third such interaction of the Prime Minister with the chief ministers, Modi observed that the combined effort of the Centre and the states has definitely helped reduce the impact of COVID-19 but since the situation is rapidly evolving, constant vigilance is paramount.
Modi emphasized the criticality of coming 3-4 weeks for determining the impact of the steps taken till now to contain the virus, adding that teamwork is the key to facing the challenge.
The Prime Minister assured that India has adequate supplies of essential medicines and said that