India is amongst the countries with least deaths due to coronavirus: PM Modi

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week interacted with state chief ministers via video conferencing to discuss the situation emerging post Unlock 1.0 and plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the sixth such interaction of the Prime Minister with the Chief Ministers, the earlier ones had been held on March 20, April 2, April 11, April 27, and May 11.

During the interaction, the PM underlined that all modes of transport are now open, lakhs of migrant labourers have travelled back to their villages, thousands of Indians have returned from abroad, and even though India has a huge population, coronavirus has not assumed as life threatening a form as in the rest of the world. He said that health experts world-over are praising the discipline shown by Indians, adding that the recovery rate in the country is now over 50%. He also talked about following the mantra of social distancing, washing hands with soap and using sanitizer.

- TIN Bureau