The same in other media
COVID-19: Govt will ensure there is enough supply of essential goods
Reading now: 987
NEW DELHI: The Centre and states will ensure there is enough supply of essential goods such as food and medicines amid a nationwide lockdown for three weeks to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Information and Broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said. “We have asked states and districts to come up with helpline numbers soon.
Some states have already implemented it," Javadekar said briefing reporters after the meeting of the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The minister urged citizens to refrain from panic buying as essential commodities. The minister said states are announcing fiscal measures to take care of million of workers in the informal sector and daily wage workers affected by the lockdown.
Read more on livemint.com
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
COVID-19
United States
|
Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
|
India
|
Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
|
Brazil
|
Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
|
United Kingdom
|
Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
|
Russia
|
Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
|
