PM Narendra Modi, Covid: India has been reporting close to one lakh of coronavirus cases a day (file)
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned the masses against carelessness amid the coronavirus pandemic. He, while addressing a meeting in Madhya Pradesh via video conference on Saturday, shared a tagline highlighting the importance of social distancing and masks in fighting the disease until a cure or vaccine is developed.
“Jab tak dawai nahi, tab tak dhilai nahi. Do gaj ki doori, hai jaroori mask (There is no carelessness until a drug is found, you need to wear a mask and keep a distance of two yards), “he said, while on his way to the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for 1.75 lakh homes built in rural parts of the state. under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
India has been reporting close to one lakh of coronavirus cases a day for the past few days. Earlier this month, India crossed Brazil to become the second most affected county by the coronavirus in the world. Some experts have said that the country is likely to cross the United States, which has the most Covid cases, in the coming months if the current growth rate is not stopped.
India currently has more than 46.5 lakh of cases, including more than 77,000 deaths.
Prime Minister Modi, ever since the coronavirus pandemic began to spread in India, has been emphasizing social distancing as the most effective weapon against the virus. His government in the Center, which is the highest executive body in the country on matters related to the coronavirus, in its blocking and unblocking guidelines, has recommended that people observe social distancing and wear masks in public places at all times to prevent transmission of the virus. highly transmissible virus.
The virus, which has infected millions of people around the world, currently has no cure. Doctors around the world have been using various experimental procedures to save patients from the disease that mostly kills people with comorbidities.
Dozens of drug companies around the world have been working to develop a vaccine against the virus. Some candidates have shown a good initial response, but a safe vaccine will take at least several months before it can be used to rid the world of the disease, experts say.
On Saturday, Bharat Biotech, which is developing the COVAXIN coronavirus vaccine in its latest report, said that an animal study has shown that a candidate vaccine has helped develop a strong immune response to the highly infectious coronavirus.
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