Those in quarantine in government facilities will soon get some reading material to keep them company. One of these will be a collection of speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We regularly distribute the copies of these speeches to various dignitaries, as well as to schools and colleges on various occasions,” said a source aware of the development.

The source said these could also be distributed at all the quarantine centres across the country. The number of people in quarantine in India to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by ...