President Ram Nath Kovind also paid tribute to those who succumbed due to the virus.
New Delhi:
The Budget Session of Parliament began today with strict observance of restrictions for coronavirus and President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the members of both Houses seated in three locations.
He congratulated the Central government for its timely decision to implement lockdown as it saved the lives of lakhs of citizens , and pointed out that the number of new coronavirus cases was going down rapidly in the country.
President Kovind, in his address to a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament, also paid tribute to those who succumbed due to the virus.