Ram Vilas Paswan thanks FCI workers for ensuring delivery of grains amid Coivd-19 outbreak

Amid soaring Coronavirus cases, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has thanked officials and workers of Food Corporation for ensuring availability of food grains in country. Taking to Twitter on Friday, he has thanked 80 thousand workers and district and block level officials. He said that FCI has so far supplied a total of 13.36 lakh tonnes of foodgrains through 477 rail racks. On April 3, a total of 1.93 lakh tonnes of food grains were loed through 69 rail racks and sent to different parts of country, he ded.

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Earlier on Wednesday, Paswan me available Rs. 1 crore for patients infected with virus from his Rajya Sabha MP fund. Taking to Twitter, he stated that he has donated money to Health Department. He wrote in Hindi, "To provide proper medical equipment and facilities for treatment of patients infected with Coronavirus in Bihar, I have donated Rs. 1 crore from my Rajya Sabha MP Fund to Health Department." 

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Meanwhile, according to data released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday, re are 2322 active COVID19 cases in country. Out of this,162 people have recovered while 62 ors have succumbed. In Bihar, re are 29 confirmed cases, while one has died, three have recovered, as per PTI report.

Union Min Ram Vilas Paswan donates Rs 1 crore from MP fund for Bihar's Coronavirus fight

PM's mess

Sharing a video mess on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to light a candle on Sunday as a symbol that India is united in fight against Coronavirus. "On April 5, Sunday, at 9 PM, I want 9 minutes of yours. Switch off lights, come out in your balcony, and light a candle, torch, diya, etc. Switch off lights of your house and light a candle so that we can feel enlightenment and we may feel that we are t lonely. I also request people to t go out while doing this. Do t cross Laxman Rekha of social distancing. This is precaution for Coronavirus. You are t alone, we are t alone," PM said.

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