India is hosting on Thursday a regional conclave on the management of coronavirus pandemic and nine countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, have been invited for it, official sources said.
They said Mauritius and Seychelles too have been invited for the meeting on "Covid-19 Management: Experience, Good Practices and Way Forward".
The sources said India's health secretary will chair the event and each country has been invited to participate in one-plus-one format -- health secretary and head of the technical team in charge of Covid-19 management.
(Published 17 February 2021, 15:00 IST)