Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in some parts of the country and called for “swift and decisive” steps to be taken to investigate the “second emerging peak”.
In a virtual conversation with the state chief ministers on the state of the epidemic and the ongoing vaccination campaign, Mr. Modi said that the number of COVID cases has increased in states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, while seen in about 70 districts in the country. There has been a delay of more than 150 percent in the positivity rate.
“If we don’t stop it here, a condition could emerge for a nationwide outbreak,” he said and called for quick and decisive steps to stop it.
The trust brought in India’s fight against the epidemic should not lead to negligence, he said, and asked the chief ministers to take measures, including more testing, enforcement of preventive measures as well as to curb the virus. Includes an increase in the number of immunization centers.
He said that people should not be put on panic mode, but rather it is necessary to ensure that they get rid of this problem.
He said “Test, Track and Treat” should be taken seriously as it has been for more than a year since the outbreak.
The Prime Minister reiterated that RT PCR testing should account for more than 70 percent of the total coronavirus testing, while noting that states prefer Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha have mostly relied on antigen tests.
Mr. Modi also spoke against wastage of vaccines and called for more vaccination centers.
India has so far fought a strong fight against coronoviruses, and is being cited as an example in the world, he said, adding that the country’s recovery rate is over 96 percent and the lowest mortality rate.
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