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As India enters the final phase of 54-day nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the chief ministers today to discuss the road ahead. This was the fifth such meeting between PM Modi and state chief ministers since the outbreak emerged. The focus of today’s meetings will be on exit strategies of the third phase of coronavirus lockdown as well as restarting the economy.
“PM Narendra Modi to hold the 5th meeting via video-conference with state Chief Ministers tomorrow (Monday) afternoon at 3 p.m.,” PMO India tweeted earlier in the day.
Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba met state chief secretaries on Sunday and advised them to ensure that “green zones” – areas that are largely COVID-19-free – remain insulated from the spread of the pathogen, according to an official.
Here are latest updates on COVID-19 pandemic in the country:
Popularise Aarogya Setu app: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah was also present in today’s meeting. Shah spoke about Arogya Setu app and how important it is to fight against coronavirus in the country. He also urged CMs to popularize the importance of the app.
When will flights start?
Today’s meeting is also expected to listen to different states’ concerns about feasibility of allowing flights, if at all, with strict social distancing norms.
What to expect:
According to news agency IANS, there will be more concessions in terms of what’s allowed in the states. India is focusing on summarizing economic activity which came to a standstill due to COVID-19 outbreak.
The road ahead?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets chief ministers to discuss the road ahead. This was the fifth such meeting between PM Modi and state chief minister.
Rajiv Gauba met chief secretaries on Sunday
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired a meeting with chief secretaries and health secretaries of all states / union territories to review their status of novel coronavirus or COVID-19 management
What’s next?
The focus of the meeting will be on further increasing economic activities and on tackling the pandemic in containment zones as the lockdown 3.0 is to end on May 17.
India records over 4,000 cases in 24 hours:
India witnessed a huge spike in COVID-19 count as over 4,000 people tested positive for novel coronavirus in last 24 hours. The total number of COVID-19 cases in India stood at 67,152.
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