COVID-19: Prez to hold 2nd meet with guvs on Fri

April 02, 2020 12:30

President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, along with the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, will hold a video-conference from Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow with governors, lieutenant governors and administrators of all states and union territories to bolster efforts at the Central and State level to contain and manage the crisis arising from the outbreak of COVID-19. This will be second such video-conference with Governors/LGs and Administrators of States and UTs.

In the first video-conference held on March 27, 14 governors and the Delhi Lt Governor shared their experiences from in their territories. The remaining governors/LGs and administrators will share their experiences tomorrow.

The agenda of the conference will be the status of COVID-19 in the states, the role of the Red Cross with a focus on vulnerable sections, and the role of civil society/voluntary organisations/private sector in complementing the efforts of the governments to contain the spread of the Coronavirus.

Image: President Ram Nath Kovind along with the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu interacts with the Governors, Lt Governors and Administrators on March 27. Pic: ANI

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