Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a conference with the chief ministers and other officials of 7 states with the highest Covid case load.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the chief ministers of the 7 states worst-affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to concentrate on ‘reliable testing, tracing, treatment, security and clear messaging’.
Attending to the chief ministers and other senior officials of these seven states during a Covid-19 review meeting, PM Modi stated that the state governments ought to try and collect information on best practices from regional neighborhoods.
” There are more than 700 districts in the nation but just 60 districts in 7 states are a reason for concern. I recommend CMs hold a virtual conference with individuals at the district/block level for 7 days. We need to gain from the very best practices from across the states,” PM Modi said.
7 states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab – account for more than 63 per of the active cases in the nation. They also account for 65.5 per cent of the overall verified cases and 77 percent of the total deaths, a statement had stated earlier.
Throughout the conference, PM Modi asked the states to concentrate on the micro-containment zones to manage the Covid-19 pandemic.
” Efficient messaging is also necessary since the majority of Covid-19 infections lack symptoms. In such a situation, rumours may rise. It might raise doubts in the minds of individuals that screening is bad. Some people also make the error of underestimating the intensity of infection,” PM Narendra Modi stated.
The prime minister likewise argued for no further disturbance in the flow of medications at the state borders. “India has actually ensured the supply of life-saving medications all over the world even in hard times. We need to collaborate to see that the medicines quickly reach from one state to another,” he stated at the virtual meeting.
The PM likewise advised individuals of the country to make masks a part of their lives.
#WATCH It is tough to make wearing masks a routine, but we will not have the ability to get the desired results if we don’t make it a part of our life, says PM Modi in a meeting with Chief Ministers of 7 states pic.twitter.com/V9m7KAzRgG
— ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
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