Prime Minister Modi urges 6 States with high Covid incidence to take active measures to prevent the third wave

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the COVID19 situation with senior ministers from six states; Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, and Maharashtra emphasizing the “Test-track-treat-Tikka Strategy” and maximum vaccination to fight the pandemic.

In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said He has been reviewing the situation of COVID19 with senior ministers. Special attention has been paid to testing, monitoring and treatment to overcome the pandemic. He also emphasized the need to strengthen COVID-related issues in rural areas. Infrastructure. According to the official statement of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Health also attended the meeting.

The Chief Minister thanked the Prime Minister for providing all possible help and support in the fight against the spread of the epidemic. The Prime Minister thanked the state governments for their cooperation and mutual learning in the fight against the pandemic. 84% of accidents and deaths occurred in the participating states.

Initially, experts believed that the state where the second wave was born would return to normal first. However, Kerala and Maharashtra are growing fast the prime minister said.

Prime Minister, this is why the Prime Minister insists that in countries where the number of cases is increasing, we need to take active measures to prevent the possibility of a third wave. The Prime Minister emphasized the opinion of experts that if the number of cases continues to rise for a long time, the chance of mutation of the coronavirus will also increase, and the risk of new mutations will also increase.

The Prime Minister cited the recently approved 23,000 rupees COVID contingency plan and urged states to use funds to strengthen medical infrastructure. The Prime Minister called on the states to close the infrastructure gap, especially in rural areas. The Prime Minister noted with concern the increase in the number of cases in Europe, the United States and Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand and many other countries.