PM MODI TO DISCUSS COVID-19 RESTRICTION EASE WITH MINISTERS

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of all states via video conference next week amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with state Chief Ministers on the 16th and 17th,” a brief statement put by Prime Minister’s Office on social media last Friday night said.

India is currently going through the fifth phase of the lockdown, which will end on June 30.

The ongoing lockdown entails much more relaxations than the previous ones. However, the relaxations do not imply to the containment zones, which officials say need to follow strict guidelines issued by authorities.

According to officials, Mr

Modi is likely to hold a fresh round of consultations with chief ministers to chalk out the strategy to help the country to come out of the coronavirus lockdown.