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PM Modi, US President Donald Trump have telephonic conversation on fight against COVID-19
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The two leaders held an "extensive" telephonic conversation. Credit: Reuters Photo
The two leaders held an "extensive" telephonic conversation. Credit: Reuters Photo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Saturday held a detailed discussion on the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak and resolved to deploy the full strength of the India-US partnership to fight the pandemic.

The two leaders held an "extensive" telephonic conversation.

"We had a good discussion, and agreed to deploy the full strength of the India-US partnership to fight COVID-19," Modi tweeted.

The discussion comes at a time when both countries are in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The US has so far confirmed 278,458 cases of COVID-19 and more than 7,100 deaths. India has 3,072 coronavirus cases and has reported 75 deaths.

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(Published 04 April 2020, 19:58 IST)