For virtual meeting with CMs, PM Modi wears mask amid coronavirus outbreak

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a master of saying things with his small gestures; on Saturday, he gave gave a message of wearing homemade masks by wearing one during the video conference with the Chief Ministers of the states.

During the video conference, PM Modi was seen wearing a white homemade cloth mask as he discussed the way forward amid continuous rising cases of coronavirus in the nation.

The chief ministers, including West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal, Rajasthan’s Ashok Gehlot, Karnataka’s BS Yediyurappa, were also seen in masks during the virtual meeting. PM Modi is likely to take a call on extending the lockdown after the meeting.

“I am always available. Any chief minister can speak to me and give suggestions (on Covid-19) anytime. We should stand together shoulder-to-shoulder,” Modi is understood to have said during the meeting.

Last week, even the Centre has advised people to make a mask instead of buying a retail one. Wash it everytime you use it.