Interacting with the chief ministers of several states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Wednesday that the “Covid challenge” has not yet been surpassed. “Despite managing the Covid crisis well as compared to other countries, we can see an uptick in cases in states now. We have to stay alert,” Modi said. He added that administering vaccine to every eligible child at the earliest is our priority, while stressing the need to ensure Covid-appropriate behavior in public places.
The review meeting was attended by several chief ministers including West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann.
India reported 2,927 new coronavirus cases — up from the previous day’s 2,483 — as of 8 am Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The active cases in India climbed to 16,279 from 15,636. The country also reported 32 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Explained: 5 takeaways from PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with CMs on Covid-19 surge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (April 27) held a review meetingwith chief ministers amid rising cases of the coronavirus infection in the country. Here are the five things the PM told the states during the meeting chaired by him.
‘Children are returning to school, need to vaccinate all of them on priority’
During the interaction, Prime Narendra Modi emphasized that priority in the new phase of pandemic should be to vaccinate all the eligible children population — directing the states to run special vaccination campaigns needs to be implemented, especially in the backdrop of children returning to the schools after a long break.
“After a long break, the schools have reopened in our country. Some parents are worried about the increase in cases in some places. There are reports from some schools reporting children being tested positive for covid-19, However, it is a matter of satisfaction that many children have also received protection through the vaccines. Yesterday, the regulator gave permission to administer Covaxin for 6-12 years. It is our priority to vaccinate all the eligible child population. For this, we have to run special drives in the schools. We have to create awareness among the parents and the teachers about the importance of vaccination,” Modi said.
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