Amid surging Covid-19 infections in the Christian majority Nagaland, Governor R N Ravi has requested Church leaders to influence people to follow corona virus protocols.
The governor held a meeting on April 19 with leaders of various Christian denominations in Nagaland at Dr Imkongliba Hal inside Raj Bhavan, his residence, in Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state.
The governor discussed the Covid-19 situation in the country as well as in Nagaland. He told the Church leader to use their moral and spiritual authority to save people from the pandemic.
On April 19, Nagaland reported 13 positive cases, taking the state’s caseload to 12,568. On the same day, India reported nearly 260,000 cases.