PM Modi expresses worry over growing cases of Covid in NE, ask CMs to take action

July 13: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today interacted with Chief Ministers of the North-Eastern states on COVID-19 situation. The interaction was attended by the Chief Ministers of Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Assam. The Chief Ministers thanked the Prime Minister for timely action in handling the Covid pandemic. They appreciated his special care and concern for the North-East States. Apart from the Chief Ministers, Union Ministers for Home, Defence, Health, DONER and other Ministers were present during the interaction.

The Prime Minister expressed his worry over the growing number of cases in some districts and stressed the need to catch these signals and take strict actions at the micro level. He reemphasized the use of micro containment protocol in dealing with the situation. He asked to make full use of the experience and best practices gathered over the last one and half years in this regard.

Gratitude to Aadarniya PM Sri @narendramodi Ji for having a meeting with CMs of 8 Northeast states to review #COVID19 situation.

Hon HM Sri @AmitShah, Hon Defence Min Sri @rajnathsingh, Health Min Sri @mansukhmandviya, DoNER Min Sri @kishanreddybjp, MoS BL Verma were present 1/4 pic.twitter.com/xVYpdycoGU

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 13, 2021

The Prime Minister underlined the need to establish temporary hospital due to the geographical situation of the northeast. He also asked to prepare trained manpower as oxygen plants, ICU wards, new machines that are reaching two block level hospitals will need this manpower. He assured all help from the central government.

Noting the capacity of 20 lakh tests per day in the country, the Prime Minister highlighted the need to augment the testing infrastructure in the affected district on priority. He stressed aggressive testing along with random testing. The Prime Minister expressed the hope that with the collective efforts we will surely be able to contain the spread.