Coronavirus: PM Modi Urges People To Share Technology-Driven Solution To Tackle COVID-19

Coronavirus: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on people for harnessing technology to deal with the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country and initiated a 'COVID-19 Solution Challenge.'

New Delhi: As the coronavirus pandemic continues to infect people across world and in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought innovative solutions from people to deal with the outbreak of the contagion. In view of the widespread impact of COVID-19, PM Modi’s tweet may be assumed as an attempt to yield the solution from the public and encouraging community participation to bring down the impact of COVID-19. "Harnessing innovation for a healthier planet. A lot of people have been sharing technology-driven solutions for COVID-19. I would urge them to share them on @mygovindia. These efforts can help many. #IndiaFightsCorona," Modi tweeted. “The most important factor in preventing the spread of the Virus locally is to empower the citizens with the right information and taking precautions as per the advisories being issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Further, we are also getting inputs with regard to individuals and companies who have developed technologies and innovative solutions, bioinformatics, datasets, Apps for diagnosis, etc that can be leveraged for strengthening the fight against Corona,” reads a statement on the COVID-19 Solution Challenge page of mygov.in. “In order to involve the community in the fight against the Virus, we would want you to share your solutions to help fight #Coronavirus. Submitted solutions will be evaluated for adoption and those selected will be suitable rewarded.Be a part of the mission against Coronavirus,” it said.

Harnessing innovation for a healthier planet. A lot of people have been sharing technology-driven solutions for COVID-19. I would urge them to share them on @mygovindia. These efforts can help many. #IndiaFightsCorona https://t.co/qw79Kjtkv2

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 16, 2020

Even as the government is not sparing any effort to stop the spread of Covid-19, the number of confirmed cases has been steadily rising with 114 cases being reported till Monday. Covid-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization with over 1,70,000 cases being reported from around 100 countries across the world. On Sunday, the Prime Minister held a video conference with the leaders of SAARC member countries to exchange their views on ways and means to fight the coronavirus pandemic.