In view of the Covid-19 outbreak in China, the Union Health Ministry of India has asked all states and Union Territories to send samples of Covid-19 cases. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chairs a meeting with senior officials and experts on the Covid-19 situation in the country. Moreover, the Centre has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to suspend the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra if Covid-19 guidelines are not being followed properly.
The Union Health Minister says, “If following Covid-19 protocol is not possible, then the Bharat Jodo Yatra be postponed in the national interest, taking note of public health emergency.”