Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds the first round of meeting with chief ministers on Tuesday to assess the current situation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The chief minister of union territories, northeast states, hill states like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and opposition-ruled states including Punjab, Jharkhand, Kerala and Chhattisgarh will meet Modi today. "Timely decision have helped India to contain COVID-19 spread," said Modi while interacting with the chief ministers. It was the sixth round of meeting that Modi would hold with chief ministers ever since the pandemic started. The first meeting was held on 20 March.
"With the means taken over the most recent couple of weeks, green shoots are currently noticeable in the economy," Prime Minister included.
India is opening its economy in stages began 8 June permitting increasingly monetary movement. The states are probably going to look for upgraded center around testing of individuals and an
uncommon bundle with direct money move to poor people.
The coronavirus cases in India crawled towards 3.45 lakh, as indicated by the information discharged by service of home and family undertakings.
Here are the latest updates on COVID-19 pandemic here:
International flights will resume soon: Civil Aviation Minister
We are confident that in the coming month we will start taking decisions on the resumption of international flights. I do not want to put a timeline here, all stakeholders & travellers need to be taken into confidence: Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Civil Aviation Minister
Unimaginable to move out without a mask: PM Modi
PM Modi said as the economy opens up, people should not down their guard to protect themselves and their loved ones from the virus. It is unimaginable to move out without a mask, Modi said urging people to follow social distancing norms.