Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen in a cloth mask during a video conference with chief ministers to discuss about the lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic.
The novel coronavirus has killed 239 and infected over 7,400 in India, according to the data provided by the Health Ministry..
The video conference with chief ministers was held primarily to take their feedback on whether the 21-day nationwide lockdown be extended beyond April 14 to stem the tide of the infections.
The Central government is understood to have also obtained views on the issue from all the relevant agencies and stakeholders involved in the efforts to contain the spread of the pandemic.
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