New Delhi, Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has emphasised that the country needs India specific strategy to combat COVID-19 which has been declared pandemic and number of cases are rising daily.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "At the Congress CWC meeting today I emphasised the urgent need to devise an India specific strategy to combat the #COVID19 Pandemic & for Congress workers & leaders to help soften the blow by assisting the poor & the most vulnerable sections of our society in every possible way."
Rahul Gandhi while speaking in the CWC meeting said, "COVID-19 particularly attacks aged persons, people with lung disease, diabetics, persons with heart disease, making them most vulnerable. All-State Governments need to issue a special advisory for these categories and take care."
"We have looked at #COVID for 2 months since February and have spoken to experts. No country in the world has attempted a lockdown with huge migrant labour without arranging for their stay, food and ration & pushing them back home."
The former Congress President first raised the alarm on coronavirus on February 12 and urged the government to take action. In a letter to the Prime Minister, he even said that he supports the 21-day lockdown initiative by the government and suggested to do more for the poor and daily wagers.