BRICS Foreign Ministers expected to brainstorm joint response to COVID-19

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will join his counterparts from Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa on Tuesday, as the BRICS grouping goes into a major brainstorming session to forge a joint response to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Ministerial video conference will be hosted by Russia, who is the current rotating head of the BRICS.

The meeting will focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international relations and possible joint measures in the fight against the highly dangerous and fast-spreading contagion.

The BRICS presidency was passed from Brazil to Russia from 1 January 2020.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide amounts to 30,40,709 death. Out of which 2,10,842 deaths were reported and 8,93,872 recoveries.

Note: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are the BRICS countries.