India Coronavirus Dispatch: Measures to protect the PM from Covid-19

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PMO's measures to protect Modi from Covid-19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s physical encounters with visitors have been reduced to a bare minimum since the start of the outbreak. Those who visit the PM need to have undergone an RT-PCR test within 24 hours of the appointment. For in-person meetings with ministers or officials, a protocol of temperature checking with a thermal scanner, social distancing, and sanitisation is followed. A mask is mandatory too. A bulk of the meetings are taking place online,