Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Maharashtra, the place the variety of Covid-19 circumstances have risen in a number of districts or haven’t come down within the latest previous.
PM stated that the states are witnessing the identical scenario which they’d in January and February and to guard themselves from the havoc just like April they should take stringent measures and deal with extra testing and vaccinating.
“The states reporting high new cases need to take proactive measures to stop the possibility of a third wave of COVID19. We need to move ahead with a focus on ‘Test-Track-Treat- Vaccinate’ approach”, stated PM Modi.
“The govt of India has announced a Rs 23,000 crore emergency response package to combat COVID19. The States must use funds from this package to strengthen health infrastructure. Infrastructural gaps need to be filled. There is also a need to focus on rural areas”, stated PM Modi.
PM stated that the states have to adapt the method taken by the northeastern states and deal with the micro containment zones as an alternative of locking down a whole state or metropolis. He stated that extra monitoring must be accomplished in rural areas and vaccination must be ramped as much as hold the third wave from coming into India.
PM Modi additionally stated that because the scientists have been alerting about third-wave prone to affect the kids, states must be prepared with all of the medical services and will raises consciousness about constructing immunity for youngsters.
The authorities had stated earlier that almost 73.4 per cent of latest Covid-19 circumstances reported thus far in July are from Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha.
On Tuesday, PM Modi had met the chief ministers of the northeastern states nearly and expressed considerations about folks speeding to vacationer spots and marketplaces with out carrying masks and never following social distancing.Â
