NEW DELHI: India has in place a robust mechanism to insulate the armed forces and their strategic assets from coronavirus, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, a day after the Indian Navy reported that 26 sailors had been infected by the deadly virus.
In an interview to PTI, the minister assured that its military is fully prepared to defend the country from "adversarial forces".
Describing the covid-19 pandemic as the "biggest invisible war" India has faced in the last several decades, the minister said the Army, Navy and Indian Air Force were strictly adhering to instructions issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the health ministry and their own medical bodies for protection against covid-19. "The fight against covid-19