<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted the need for coordinated efforts to tackle the novel coronavirus challenge. He was speaking at the Buddha Purnima celebrations today via video link. Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), a global Buddhist umbrella organization had organised a Virutal Prayer Event with the participation of all the supreme heads of the Buddhist Sanghas from around the world.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister appreciated the compassionate gesture of dedicating the celebrations to the efforts of COVID-19 warriors and called for a coordinated effort to tackle the virus outbreak.</span><br />