New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm today on the coronavirus outbreak.
“Will address the nation at 8 PM today, 24th March 2020, on vital aspects relating to the menace of COVID-19,” Modi tweeted. He had addressed the nation on efforts to combat the virus on 19 March.
Nearly 500 coronavirus cases have been reported in India so far, according to Health Ministry data today. As cases of the viral infection surged, authorities have put almost the entire country under lockdown, banning gathering of people and suspending road, rail and air traffic till 31 March.