Urging the Health Ministry and Niti Aayog officials to ensure speedy delivery of the vaccine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that an organized vaccine administration and delivery system should be established, drawing on the experience of successful driving. of elections and disaster management. The process must involve the participation of administrations, from the state level to the district, and must have a strong IT backbone, the prime minister said at a review meeting on the readiness of Covid-19.
During the meeting, the prime minister noted a steady decline in daily Covid-19 cases and the growth rate. In addition, he ordered officials to “take into account the geographic breadth and diversity of the country” while ensuring rapid access to the vaccine in the country. The Prime Minister also warned not to be complacent due to the decline in cases.
Prime Minister Modi also stressed that every step in logistics, delivery and administration must be rigorously implemented, the prime minister’s office claimed.
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Not just for India and its immediate neighboring countries, there must be readiness to serve the global community, the prime minister said.
Three vaccines for the deadly virus are in advanced stages of development in India, of which 2 are in Phase II, one in Phase III, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
“Indian scientists and research teams are collaborating and strengthening research capacities in neighboring countries, namely Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal and Sri Lanka. There are more applications from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Qatar and Bhutan for clinical trials in their countries. In an effort to help the global community, the Prime Minister further ordered that we should not limit our efforts to our immediate neighborhood, but also reach out to the entire world to provide vaccines, drugs and IT platforms for the vaccine delivery system ”, said the PMO. .
India’s Covid-19 count stood at 7.4 million after the country reported more than 62,200 new infections in the past 24 hours, data from the Union Ministry of Health showed.
Deaths from Covid-19 infections rose by 837 to 112,998, the Health Ministry said.
Of the new cases, 79% were reported in 10 states and union territories: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Maharashtra accounted for more than 18% of the new cases.
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