In 1st meeting with ministers, PM Modi expresses concern over people roaming without masks

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cautioned against any complacency in the fight against COVID-19, saying that over the past few days there have been pictures and videos of crowded places and people roaming about without masks or social distancing and “it should instil a sense of fear in us,” sources said.

In the Council of Ministers, PM said that Over the past few days, we all have been seeing pictures and videos of crowded places and people roaming about without masks or social distancing. This is not a pleasant sight and it should instil a sense of fear in us.

He stressed that Powered by our COVID warriors and frontline workers, India’s fight against the global pandemic is underway with full vigour. We are steadily vaccinating substantial numbers of our nation’s population. Testing is also consistently high.

He added that In such a time, there should be no space for carelessness or complacency. A single mistake would have far-reaching impacts and weaken the fight to overcome COVID-19.

PM said that With the numbers being lesser than what they were in the recent months, people may want to venture out. However, everyone must remember – the threat of COVID-19 is far from over. Many other nations are seeing surges in infections. The virus is also mutating.

As ministers, our aim should not be to instil fear but to request people to keep taking all possible precautions so that we are able to move beyond this pandemic in the times to come.

He also expressed concern at the persistently high number of cases coming from Maharashtra and Kerala.