World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today praised steps taken by PM Narendra Modi to help poor during the 21-day nation-wide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Taking to Twitter, he praised PM Narendra Modi for announcing relief package for poor and needy that provided free food rations, cash transfers and free cooking gas. "My appreciation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for announcing a $24 billion package to support Flag of India's vulnerable populations during COVID19 crisis, including: -free food rations for 800M disadvantaged people; -cash transfers to 204M poor women -free cooking gas for 80M households," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.

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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

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