Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 25 addressed people of Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on day one of 21-day countrywide lockdown. Prime Minister issued a helpline number to get the authenticated news on COVID-19. He said, to give authentic news and updates on coronavirus, Centre has collaborated with social messaging app WhatsApp and issued a number '9013151515'. A person has to write 'Namaste' on Hindi or English and he will get the reply instantly.
Published 25 March 2020, 20:49 IST