Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked citizens to take care of nine families for the 21-day lockdown period.
PM Modi addressed people on the first day of nine-day Navratri festival.
In his video interaction with citizens of Varanasi, PM Modi also issued a helpline number.
The helpline number is to get authenticated news on coronavirus.
India is under three-week long nation-wide lockdown till April 14.
India has so far reported over 600 coronavirus infections and 10 deaths.