Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of all the states via video conference on April 27. This will be Modi's third such conferences to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the steps being taken to arrest the spread of the virus.
Earlier, Modi had extended the COVID-19 lockdown from 14 April to 3 May to combat the spread of the deadly pandamic. In addition to that, Telangana became the first state to extend the lockdown further to 7 May, 2020.
Before the lockdown was announced on March 24, the prime minister had interacted with the chief ministers on March 20 to discuss the means to check the spread of the deadly virus.
In his last such interaction with the CMs, Modi had thanked the states for supporting the decision of the 21-day nationwide lockdown and praised how all the states have worked together as a team to check the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said 1,486 new cases of coronavirus and 49 deaths have been reported from the country in the last 24 hours. India's death toll has risen to 652.
Against the backdrop of attacks on healthcare personnel fighting coronavirus, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance making acts of violence against them as cognizable and non-bailable offences, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Modi asserted that there can be no compromise on the safety of healthcare professionals fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and said the ordinance approved by the Union cabinet shows the government's commitment in this regard.
He said the ordinance will ensure safety of our professionals.
"There can be no compromise on their safety!," Modi tweeted and added that the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 manifested the government's commitment to protect each and every healthcare worker who is bravely battling COVID-19 on the frontline.
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