Coronavirus a huge challenge; need to mobilise scientists, engineers: Rahul

With an increase of over 900 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India's total count rose to 14,378 on Saturday

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described the Covid-19 pandemic as a "huge challange" and an "opportunity", saying there is a need to mobilise the country's scientists, engineers and data experts to work on innovative solutions to the crisis.

"The Covid19 pandemic is a huge challenge, but it is also an opportunity," he said in a tweet.

"We need to mobilise our huge pool of scientists, engineers & data experts to work on innovative solutions needed during the crisis," the former Congress president said.

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