The 24x7 toll-free national helpline was launched by the Union health ministry in mid-march when India started to report cases of COVID-19 New Delhi: India's national toll-free helpline number (#1075) to address queries on COVID-19 had in the last week of March recorded up to 50,000 phone calls after Prime Minister Modi announced a nationwide lockdown in view of coronavirus.
However, on an average 30,000 phone calls are being answered every day related to queries on coronavirus. The 24x7 toll-free national helpline was launched by the Union health ministry in mid-march when India started to report cases of COVID-19.