Prime
Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over the Covid caseload in a
few states and said, states that report higher cases need to take
proactive measures to stop the possibility of a third wave. Prime
minister noted with concern that in the last few days, around 80 percent
of new cases have come from six states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala.
During his interaction with the Chief Ministers of these states
Yesterday, Mr Modi urged them to focus on micro containment zones.
Stressing on the need to focus on test, track, treat and vaccinate
approach, the Prime Minister said, the country has fought Covid
pandemic with mutual cooperation and united efforts. Prime minister
said, in the last two weeks, cases are increasing in Europe, US,
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand. Mr Modi said, it is a warning sign
for the country and to remind all the citizens that Covid 19 has not
left us.
The Prime Minister highlighted that funds are being made available to
all the states for setting up new ICU beds and increasing testing
capacity. He referred to the Central government's announcement of more
than 23 thousand crore rupees emergency response package to combat
COVID19. He said, the States must use funds from this package to
strengthen health infrastructure. Mr Modi said that out of 332 PSA
plants allocated to these states, 53 plants have been commissioned. He
asked the Chief Ministers to expedite the completion of the plants. The
Prime Minister made special mention of the need to protect children from
being infected and make all possible arrangements in this regard.
The Prime Minister said, the increase in cases in Maharashtra and Kerala
is a cause of concern. He underlined the expert’s view that if the
cases keep on rising for a long time, chances of mutation of the
Coronavirus will also increase and dangers of new variants will also
rise. Terming vaccines as a strategic tool for high infection areas, the
Prime Minister stressed the effective use of vaccination. The Chief
Ministers talked about the steps taken to boost medical infrastructure
and gave suggestions on dealing with any possible rise of cases in
future. They also discussed post-Covid issues being faced by patients
and steps being taken to provide assistance in such cases.
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