New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level assembly on the COVID-19 state of affairs on Saturday and instructed that COVID-19 testing must be scaled up additional in areas with excessive take a look at positivity charges.
In the assembly a variety of points have been mentioned together with ramping up COVID-19 testing, making ready localised containment methods, augmenting well being capacities in rural areas and rushing up the nationwide inncouclation drive.
The Prime Minister urged for reinforcing of healthcare sources in rural areas and identified that the main target ought to be on door-to-door testing and surveillance. He additionally dircetd officers to ensure correct distribution of oxygen supply in rural areas.
The PM was briefed concerning the COVID-19 vaccination course of and the state-wise protection of 45+ inhabitants. He requested officers to work states to ramp up the vaccination course of throughout the nation.
Meanwhile, India reported 3,26,098 new COVID-19 circumstances, taking nation’s caseload to 2,43,72,907. While 3,890 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the final 24 hours, taking the entire quantity of fatalities to 2,66,207, as per Union Health Ministry’s information on Saturday.
