Adityanath apprises PM Modi of COVID-19 situation in UP

 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the situation in the state in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday.

"All of us are waging a battle against COVID-19 under the able leadership of the prime minister," Adityanath said in a tweet Hindi.

आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के कुशल नेतृत्व में हम सभी कोविड-19 के विरुद्ध लड़ाई लड़ रहे हैं।

आज प्रधानमंत्री जी और गृह मंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी के साथ हुई वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग में उन्हें उत्तर प्रदेश की स्थिति से अवगत कराया एवं उनसे आवश्यक मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त किया। pic.twitter.com/MGbJEyNwKn

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) April 27, 2020

The prime minister had an interaction with the chief ministers of various states and Union territories through video-conferencing on Monday, during which he took stock of the situation arising in the country due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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"During today's interaction with the prime minister and Home Minister Amit Shah through video-conferencing, I apprised them of the situation in Uttar Pradesh and also took necessary guidance from them," Adityanath said in his tweet.

This is the fourth such interaction Modi held with chief ministers since March 22, when he first spoke to them on the coronavirus situation in the country and steps taken -- both by the Centre and the states -- to contain the pandemic.

Two days later on March 24, the prime minister announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown and extended it till May 3 on April 14, the last day of the initial three-week shutdown.