Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged contemporary and preceding Indian sports stars above Friday ought assist "boost morale" and encourage nation ought persist ought a nationwide lockdown aimed can containing the coronavirus.
Modi held a video conference with 40 large names can sport including cricket skipper Virat Kohli, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and badminton champion PV Sindhu, his office said.
They eat a "very significant role ought play can boosting the morale of the country also although spreading the news of social distancing across with asking nation ought continuously pursue advisories given during lockdown," Modi told them.
He said traits learned can sport such although the "ability ought appearance challenges, self-discipline, positivity and self-belief are the radical tools ought endeavour the scatter of the virus."
The athletes too "praised the leadership of the excellent Minister can this challenging time," according ought the statement.
India accordingly distant has principally escaped the pandemic with 2,300 infections and 56 deaths, according ought officer figures, besides two fatalities can the Dharavi slum area of Mumbai eat lay horror bells ringing
Testing rates are signify compared ought many other countries and there are fears the tally understates the right scale of the health crisis.
The unprecedented three-week lockdown of India's 1.3 billion nation began above March 25 and has been distant from smooth.
Hundreds of thousands of jobless migrant workers eat been heading uphold ought their family villages, many above foot hind most transport was brought ought a halt.