Need to work shoulder-to-shoulder to counter COVID-19 pandemic, PM interacts with CM’s to take a call on extension of Lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held video conferencing meet with the Chief Ministers of all the states, wearing a “cloth mask” on his face, to discuss the novel coronavirus situation in the country. Prime Minister Modi told the Chief Ministers that he is available round the clock.

This is the third time that Modi held video conferencing meet with the Chief Ministers to discuss the steps taken to contain the spread of Covid-19 across the country.

Modi, during the video conferencing meet with the Chief Ministers, said, “I am available 24×7. Any Chief Minister can speak to me and give suggestions (on COVID-19) anytime.”

Chief Minister @capt_amarinder Singh suggests extension of national lockdown at Prime Minister @narendramodi ‘s Video Conference, suggests several measures for immediate relief.@thetribunechd @HTPunjab @PIBChandigarh @PIB_India
Details at: https://t.co/I84CQz2FrZ— CMO Punjab (@CMOPb) April 11, 2020

He said that we all should stand together shoulder-to-shoulder in the fight against this disease. The cloth mask worn by the Prime Minister was a gesture towards the use of masks, as the central government last week said that people can use homemade, reusable cloth mask as an alternative to retail ones.

On Saturday, the number of Covid-19 patients in India rose to 7,447 with 239 deaths across the country.