NEW DELHI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic would not go soon.
Modi made the remarks while launching an employment fair where he distributed 75,000 appointment letters among government job aspirants.
"The side-effects of the once-in-a-century pandemic will not go away in 100 days," said the Indian prime minister.
Modi said his government was working toward softening the blow from the pandemic on India's economy.