Concerned over the Covid cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a meeting of chief ministers of all states to discuss about the worst scenario. The meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday that is on 13th January 2022.
PM Modi has held numerous meetings with chief ministers to forefront India’s response to the disease since its outbreak in 2020.
The Covid cases in the country have raised fears of the nationwide lockdown being continuously imposed. While rising Covid numbers are a matter of concern, imposing a lockdown will add to the woes that country’s economy is already facing.
Reviewing the Covid situation at a high-level meeting on Sunday, Narendra Modi had called for ensuring adequate health infrastructure at the district level and accelerating the vaccination drive for adolescents. Vaccination remains among the most effective means to fight Covid.
India records 1,68,063 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,58,75,790 which includes 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant.
The active cases rose to 8,21,446, the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to 4,84,213 with 277 fresh fatalities.