Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with top ministers from all Union states and territories on Tuesday to review the Covid-19 situation, where he asked them to begin working on cold storage facilities for the coronavirus vaccine. .
The prime minister also assured states that the Covid-19 vaccine that India will obtain for its citizens will be safe by “all scientific standards.” “Safety is as important to us as speed, any vaccine that India gives to its citizens will be safe by all scientific standards. The vaccine distribution strategy will be defined in collective coordination with the states. States must also start working on cold storage facilities, ”Prime Minister Modi told the meeting.
Prime Minister Modi’s meeting with chief ministers comes at a time when the number of Covid-19 cases in India has skyrocketed to more than 9.17 million. Although the country has been posting a good rate of recovery, it still continues to witness an increase in Covid-19 cases across India.
“Seeing good recovery rates, many think the virus is weak and that they will recover soon, this has led to rampant oversight … Those who work on vaccines are doing it, but we need to focus on making sure people are alert and transmission slows down. We have to bring the positivity rate below 5%, ”added the prime minister.
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