In a strategy to fight Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be representing India in a video-conference to be attended by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member nations on Sunday. This meeting will be held via video conference in a measure to promote the World Health Organisation's advice to avoid public gatherings. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet: Coming together for common good! 15 March, 1700 IST. PM Narendra Modi 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. With the coronavirus claiming thousands of lives across the globe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on India's neighbours to interact via video-conferencing and draft a strategy to prevent further spread of the infection.