I disagree with PM Modi on many issues but now is the time to unite & fight against COVID-19, says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference via video conferencing. The Gandhi scion has been critical of the Centre’s handling of coronavirus outbreak.

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# Structure of Indian democracy could change due to Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi

# I disagree with Narendra Modi with a lot of issues but now is not the time to fight. Unite and fight the virus: Rahul Gandhi

# Not going to ask why testing hasn’t been done aggressively, going to suggest that it should be done: Rahul Gandhi

# Give money to poor, but be ready for financial backlash: Rahul Gandhi

# Biggest weapon against is testing-testing at scale so you know where the virus is moving&you can isolate, target & fight it. Our testing rate is 199 out of a million, all tests that we’ve done in last 72 days, works out to approx average of 350 tests per dist: Rahul Gandhi

# Decide what your exit strategy would be after the lockdown: Rahul Gandhi

# Lockdown is in no way a solution to the COVID-19. Lockdown is like a pause button. When we come out of the lockdown, the virus is going to start its work again: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

# To fight against COVID-19, our main force is working at the state and district levels, says Rahul Gandhi

# Now we’ve reached a level, where we are in an emergency situation. India must unite & fight against it. My main suggestion is that blunt instruments must not be used. We must work strategically. Lockdown has not resolved the problem, it has only postponed the problem: Rahul Gandhi

# We are in a very serious situation, we need to fight together to defeat COVID-19, says Rahul Gandhi

#On Wednesday, he demanded that emergency ration cards should be issued to those facing a shortage of foodgrains during the lockdown enforced to contain coronavirus.

In a tweet, he had said lakhs of people were unable to take benefit of the public distribution system (PDS) as they do not have ration cards.

The one-size-fit-all lockdown has brought untold misery & suffering to millions of farmers, migrant labourers, daily wagers & business owners.

It needs a “smart” upgrade, using mass testing to isolate virus hotspots & allowing businesses in other areas to gradually reopen.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 13, 2020

With 941 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India’s coronavirus tally crossed the 12,000 mark with the tally reading at 12,380 cases, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.