COVID-19: Prez, VP to hold video-conference with Governors and LGs

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President
President Ram Nath Kovind

New Delhi (NVI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will hold a video-conference tomorrow \with Governors, Lieutenant Governors and administrators of all the states and Union Territories.

The video-conference will be held to bolster the efforts to contain and manage the crisis arising from the outbreak of COVID-19.

The agenda of the conference would include the status of COVID-19 in the states, the role of the Red Cross with focus on vulnerable sections, and the role of civil society/voluntary organisations/private sector in complementing the efforts of the Union and State governments to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

This will be second such video-conference with Governors/LGs and Administrators of States and UTs.

In the video-conference on March 27, 14 Governors and Delhi Lt. Governor shared experiences in their territories.

The remaining Governors/LGs and Administrators will be sharing their experiences tomorrow.