Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to chief ministers of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on the COVID-19 situation in their states, authorities sources mentioned. Modi has been interacting with varied chief ministers over phone for the final couple of days to take inventory of the pandemic situation in their states.
In tweets, the workplace of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mentioned Modi expressed satisfaction over the declining an infection fee in the state and warranted Chouhan of all attainable assist from the Centre.
Chouhan knowledgeable the prime minister about varied efforts being undertaken by the state to combat the pandemic and thanked him for the Centre’s help.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur additionally tweeted about his interplay with Modi.
According to the newest replace, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh reported 11,708 and 4,177 COVID-19 instances respectively in a day.
Maharashtra, which recorded 54,022 new instances of COVID-19 in a day, has been the worst-affected state in the course of the second wave of the infections.
Though a few of its cities, together with Mumbai, have seen constant enchancment, the situation in many components of the state stays of concern.
Tamil Nadu has reported 26,465 new instances in the newest replace.
Its chief minister M Ok Stalin took workplace on Friday and has now introduced full lockdown throughout the state to curb the rising instances.
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