At PM Modi’s 5th meet with Chief Ministers, focus on Lockdown exit strategy & economy

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fifth video conference meeting with Chief Ministers is currently underway. The meeting is scheduled to discuss the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country.

The interaction comes days ahead of the scheduled ending of the nationwide lockdown. The ongoing lockdown, which was imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus, is scheduled to end on May 17.

At the fourth meeting with Chief Ministers on April 27, Prime Minister Modi discussed the emerging situation and plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. The earlier ones were held on March 20, April 2 and April 11.

While speaking to state CMs, PM Modi enumerated a series of challenges that all will need to accept and take it head-on. He also sought suggestions from them on how they plan for graded exit from lockdown.

1- To start and continue the economic activities with maintaining social distance as corona may continue for long. we have to learn to live with it.

2- India has fought corona with a great Sucess with support of all the states and we are much better than many countries in the world but the danger of infection still continues especially in villages now which has to be checked.

3-Maintaining 2 yards distance is very important.

4-Today we will discuss and finalise the strategy together. I want your suggestion.

5-Every state has cooperated in handling Corona and every CM is equally important for me

The Prime Minister, in the last meeting, underlined that the lockdown had yielded positive results as the country managed to save thousands of lives.

With an increase of 4,213 cases in the past 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count reached 67,152 on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The number of active cases in the country rose to 44,029, while 20,916 patients have been cured and discharged and one has migrated, according to the Ministry.