Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, PM Modi to hold meet with CMs on 4 April

April 6: The “emerging second peak” of Covid seems to be a major cause of concern for the country. As the COVID-19 cases in India continue to rise at an alarming rate, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi will be meeting the chief ministers and heads of Union Territories via video conference on 8 April to take stock of the coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive.

Modi’s last interaction with chief ministers was on 17 March during which he had expressed concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country and called for “quick and decisive” steps to check the “emerging second peak”. After chairing a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 pandemic situation and vaccination program in the country, PM Modi observed, “that the five-fold strategy of Testing, Tracing, Treatment, COVID-appropriate behaviour and Vaccination if implemented with utmost seriousness and commitment would be effective in curbing the spread of the pandemic.”

As per the data released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, 1,03,558 new infections pushed the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,25,89,067 on Monday.