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Need 'quick, decisive' steps to stop second Covid-19 wave: Modi tells CMs

'Any gaps in planning and governance have to be fixed,' says Modi in virtual meeting

Narendra Modi
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Concerned over the increase in cases in smaller tier one and two cities, Modi said if the disease were to spread to villages, the available health facilities cou­ld fall short in m­e­e­ting the challenge.

Ruchika Chitravanshi New Delhi
In a first such warning against an emerging second peak of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked states to take quick and decisive steps to check the spread of the virus. In an urgently called video-conference meeting, chief ministers were told to adopt the test, track and treat strategy to stop a new Covid wave. “While we do not want to create any panic, we have to take steps to rid ourselves of this trouble,” Modi said, adding that the country needs the same seriousness as last year.

The PM called for an increase in the number of vaccination

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