PM Modi’s meeting with CMs: ‘If we do not stop this pandemic, it might create a national outbreak-like situation’ | TOP POINTS

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with CMs over growing cases of COVID-19 and the ongoing vaccination drive has come to an end.

While interacting with the CMs, PM Modi said, ‘We must stop the rising second peak of COVID at an earliest. For this, we need to take quick and decisive steps.’

He further said, ‘If we do not stop this pandemic, it might create a national outbreak-like situation.’

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COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that in an inter-dependent and inter-connected world, no country- rich or poor, in the east or west, north or south- is immune to the effect of global disasters: PM Narendra Modi at International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

On one hand, the pandemic has shown us how impacts can quickly spread across the world. On the other hand, it has shown how the world can come together to fight a common threat: PM Modi

Over 10% vaccine wastage in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh. Vaccine wastage in UP is almost the same. It should be reviewed in states that why’s vaccine wastage happening? Monitoring must be done every evening & pro-active people should be contacted so that there’s no wastage: PM

It is a matter of contemplation that why is there less testing in some areas only. Why is there less vaccination in these areas? I think it’s a time of test for good governance…Our confidence should not turn into overconfidence. Our success should not turn into negligence: PM

We don’t have to bring the public into panic mode. We don’t have to bring a situation where there is an atmosphere of fear. We have to free the people off difficulties by taking some precautions and initiatives: PM Narendra Modi tells all the CMs

It has now become necessary for us to become pro-active.
The option of making micro-containment zones wherever necessary, we should not bring leniency: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells all CMs

We will have to immediately stop the emerging second wave of Corona and for this, we will have to take quick and decisive steps: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the meeting with all Chief Ministers

It is a matter of contemplation that why is there less testing in some areas only. Why is there less vaccination in these areas? I think it’s a time of test for good governance…Our confidence should not turn into overconfidence. Our success should not turn into negligence: PM

We will have to immediately stop the emerging second wave of Corona and for this, we will have to take quick and decisive steps: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the meeting with all Chief Ministers

PM Narendra Modi expresses concern over rising COVID cases in some states; Calls for quick and decisive steps

We will have to immediately stop the emerging second wave of Corona and for this, we will have to take quick and decisive steps: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the meeting with all Chief Ministers

India’s fight against COVID cited as example in world, our recovery rate over 96 percent & fatality among lowest: PM Modi at meeting with CMs

Such an increase is being seen in many districts that had protected themselves so far and were kind of safe-zones. 70 districts of the country have seen an increase of more than 150% in last few weeks. If we don’t stop it here, a situation of nationwide outbreak can come up: PM

We need to ensure that the people do not go into panic mode. We have to take initiatives and free the people from these problems. We have to use our experiences in our attempts.

Most of the COVID-affected countries in world had to face several waves of Corona. In our country too, cases have suddenly started increasing in some states…CMs have also expressed concern…Test positivity rate in Maharashtra & MP is very high & number of cases also rising: PM

If we do not stop this pandemic, it might create a national outbreak-like situation. We must stop the rising second peak of COVID at an earliest. For this, we need to take quick and decisive steps.

Today in India more than 96% of the cases have recovered. India is one of those countries where the fatality rate is one of the lowest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the meeting with all Chief Ministers

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan participates in the meeting of all Chief Ministers with PM Narendra Modi, via video-conferencing.

The meeting has been called over growing cases of #COVID19 and the ongoing vaccination drive. pic.twitter.com/15Q0bTLQNH

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CMs of West Bengal and Chattisgarh are not attending the interaction with PM on Covid situation and vaccination.

PM Modi’s last interaction with CMs was in January 2021, just before the vaccines were rolled out. At that time, he had announced that the Centre will bear all expenses of vaccinating nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers during the first round of inoculation.

Coronavirus in India

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu collectively account for 71.10% of the 28,903 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours.

India’s total active caseload stands at 2.34 lakh (2,34,406) today, comprising 2.05% of the total cases. Maharashtra, Kerala & Punjab account for 76.4% of total active cases, with Maharashtra alone contributing nearly 60%, said Union Ministry of Health.

It further said, “15 states/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in last 24 hours. These are Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Dadra&Nagar Haveli & Daman&Diu, Nagaland, Tripura, Ladakh, Manipur, Mizoram, A&N Islands & Arunachal Pradesh: Health Ministry.”

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