Published 17:37 IST, March 20th 2020
Here's which CMs attended PM Modi's video-conference on India's fight against Coronavirus
Amid the rising spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), PM Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a video conferencing with all Chief ministers to fight the pandemic.
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Amid the rising spread of Coronavirus, PM Modi on Friday chaired a video conferencing with all Chief ministers to fight the pandemic. This development comes after PM Modi announced his 'Janta curfew' on Sunday from 7 AM -9 PM. The Prime Minister along with his health ministry officials is currently addressing all the Chief Minister along with their health ministers. All state heads were in attendance except Madhya Pradesh where the Chief secretary was in attendance.
Here are the CMs/administrators in attendance:
- West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
- Telangana: K Chandrashekhara Rao
- Punjab: Capt. Amarinder Singh
- Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
- Gujarat: Vijay Rupani
- Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan
- Nagaland: Neiphiu Rio
- Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa
- Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath
- Orissa: Biju Pattnaik
- Manipur: N Biren Singh
- Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot
- Goa: Pramod Sawant
- Puducherry: V Narayanaswamy
- Sikkim: Pawan Kumar Chamling
- J&K (Governor): GC Murmu
- Lakshadweep (Administrator): Dineshwar Sharma
- Andhra Pradesh: Jagan Mohan Reddy
- Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar
- Ladakh (Governor): Radha Krishna Mathur
- Tamil Nadu: E Palaniswami
- Uttarakhand: Trivendra Singh Rawat
- Meghalaya: Conrad Sangma
- Bihar: Nitish Kumar
- Mizoram: Zoramthanga
- Arunachal Pradesh: Pema Khandu
- Assam: Sorbanand Sonawal
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu (administrator): Praful Khoda Patel
- Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
- Chandigarh (administrator): V P Singh Badnore
- Himachal Pradesh: Jairam Thakur
- Jharkhand: Hemant Soren
- Madhya Pradesh (chief secretary): M Gopal Reddy
- Andaman & Nicobar (administrator): Anindo Majumdar
PM Modi's 'Janata Curfew'
Addressing the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked extensively about the challenges caused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stressed that “resolve” and “restraint” were the two most important things to be followed. He also appealed citizens to maintain a 'Janta curfew' by not stepping out from their homes on Sunday from 7 AM to 9 PM, a tribute to all essential officials like doctors, government officials, journalists, etc who were working. India's current tally stands at 218 cases, where 22 have been discharged and 4 deaths.
Coronavirus crisis in India
India has suspended all visas and barred travel from Afghanistan, Philippines, EU, UK, China, Malaysia and mandatory 14-day quarantine from several other countries. India has also closed the India-Pakistan border and restricted passenger movement at the border with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar. The government is monitoring all suspected cases and issued preventive advisories with Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Delhi, Kerala, Jammu - Kashmir declaring the disease an epidemic shutting down all educational institutions, monuments, parks, gyms, swimming pools, pubs and banning large gatherings. - visit the official government here: MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
Updated 17:37 IST, March 20th 2020