New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will on Friday chair the twenty fourth assembly of the High-level Group of Ministers (GoM) to focus on the present nationwide and worldwide state of affairs of coronavirus pandemic and methods which are to be adopted for availability and distribution of vaccines within the coming days.
The assembly will happen at 10:30 AM on the Nirman Bhawan. The issues to be mentioned are vital in view of the latest developments within the nation.Â
While ruling out a lockdown, PM Narendra Modi had on Thursday famous that administration was showing lax in lots of states with day by day COVID-19 circumstances hitting new peaks.
The Prime Minister urged the chief ministers to strengthen their efforts for the following 2-3 weeks to examine the unfold of the virus on a “war-footing” and proposed to name the night time curfew clamped in lots of locations as “corona curfew” to keep public consciousness concerning the pandemic.Â
He additionally referred to as for observing a vaccine competition between April 11-14 to inoculate the utmost variety of eligible beneficiaries. April 11 is the delivery anniversary of famous social reformer Jyotirao Phule, he famous.
In his digital interplay with chief ministers to focus on the pandemic situation and the continued vaccination drive, PM Modi strongly defended the present eligibility standards for vaccination amid demand by some states, dominated by opposition events, to open the shot for all above 18 years.
Amid an enormous spike in COVID-19 circumstances in India, a number of states together with Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand have complained a few scarcity of coronavirus vaccine.Â
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 circumstances hit an all-time excessive in India on Thursday, surpassing the 1.26 lakh mark in a single day.Â
