ISLAMABAD: On behalf of Pakistan Special Assistant to the PM on Health Dr Zafar Mirza will partake in the video conference of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries on coronavirus pandemic today.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the video-conference over the coronavirus pandemic issue. India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also wrote on Tweeter:
“PM @narendramodi will lead India at the video conference of all SAARC member countries, to chalk out a strong common strategy to fight COVID-19 in the region”.
Coming together for common good!
15 March, 1700 IST
PM @narendramodi will lead India at the video conference of all SAARC member countries, to chalk out a strong common strategy to fight COVID-19 in the region. pic.twitter.com/Qa0kL9CqcI
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) March 14, 2020
The main aim of the conference to support the World Health Organisation’s recommendation on the diseases to shun public gatherings is being organized for the formulation of a joint strategy by Saarc member nations to manage and monitor the Covid-19 outbreak.
Dr Zafar Mirza will be attending the conference. Pakistan’s rejoinder to the suggestion came with Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui saying the hazard of COVID-19 needed harmonized efforts at global and regional levels.
Tomorrow (March 15) at 5 PM, leaders of SAARC nations will discuss, via conferencing, a roadmap to fight the challenge of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus,” Modi had tweeted on Saturday. “I am confident that our coming together will lead to effective outcomes and benefit our citizens.”
Timely action for a healthier planet.
Tomorrow at 5 PM, leaders of SAARC nations will discuss, via conferencing, a roadmap to fight the challenge of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus.
I am confident that our coming together will lead to effective outcomes and benefit our citizens.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 14, 2020
According to the data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are 126 coronavirus cases in the Saarc region, most of them, over 90, are reported in India.
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