It should instil fear in us: PM Modi expresses concern over flouting of Covid norms

In his first meeting with the new ministers in the Union Cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have expressed concern over the flouting of Covid-19 norms, especially overcrowding at some places. PM Modi said there should be no space for carelessness in the fight against Covid-19.

Expressing concern over the flouting of Covid-19 norms amid eased restrictions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it was not a pleasant sight to see people roaming about without masks or social distancing and it should "instil a sense of fear in us". PM Modi made the remarks at his first meeting with the new Union Cabinet ministers, sources privy to the meeting said. "Over the past few days, we all have been seeing pictures and videos of crowded places and people roaming about without masks or social distancing," PM Modi is learnt to have said at the meeting.