The meeting chaired by PM Modi was also attended by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Home Minster Amit Shah amongst other individuals.
Coronavirus in India: As the main Indian cities battle with the sharp rise in the fresh Covid-19 infections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a virtual meeting with a number of Chief Ministers to formulate the technique for the coming days. The meeting was attended by the Chief Ministers of Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. The brainstorming session gains value as it is not only a stock-taking meeting but far more centred on generating urgent plans to tackle the corona surges, specifically in urban locations. While absolutely nothing official has been communicated so far, there is a buzz that the state, as nicely as the Centre, possibly considering on some thing akin to a ‘mini lockdown’.
Many cities in Gujarat, Rajasthan have currently begun evening curfews in a number of cities. The Union Home Ministry is also preparing a comparable measure in the National Capital Region. However, there has been a sturdy opposition of any sort of regulation in terms of a mass movement by traders in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party government had to reiterate thrice to convince the shopkeepers that there would be no lockdown. On Monday, the officials had to reverse the order of shutting down a couple of bazars in Nangloi.
During the meeting with the Prime Minister, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal attributed the rise in coronavirus instances to a number of factors such as pollution. He reportedly admitted that Delhi was witnessing a third wave of the COvid-19 infections. However, the instances are on the decline, the CM stated. Delhi has knowledgeable a grim milestone of more than one hundred deaths for 3 days in a row. According to news agency ANI, Kejriwal has asked PM Modi to mediate and resolve the stubble-burning problem.
During the meet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray spoke about the activity force for the upcoming mega vaccination drive. The meeting was also attended by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Home Minster Amit Shah amongst other individuals. According to the information released by the Union wellness ministry, India recorded more than 37,000 fresh viral infections in the final 24 hours with 480 citizens succumbing to Covid complications.