Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 6 pm Tuesday.
"Will be sharing a message with my fellow citizens at 6 pm this evening," the prime minister announced in a tweet
In view of the COVID-19 situation, Modi has addressed the nation couple of times in recent past.
Meanwhile, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry said in a release that India has crossed significant milestones in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. It said that the new confirmed cases have fallen below 50,000 (46,790) for the first time in nearly three months. On July 28, the country reported 47,703. single day new cases, it said.