PM Modi Chairs High-Level Meet To Review Covid Situaiton, Vaccination
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India yesterday recorded 34,973 fresh coronavirus cases, 19 per cent lower than the previous day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 related situation in the country and the vaccination drive to battle the pandemic, government sources have said. The session comes amid talk of a potential third wave sweeping the country in September and October. India recorded 34,973 fresh coronavirus cases yesterday, 19 per cent lower than the previous day. The country's active caseload accounts for 1.18 per cent of the total cases at 3,31,74,954. In the past few months, India has added many more hospital beds and imported over 100 oxygen carriers to raise the total to about 1,250, according to a Reuters report. The Centre, meanwhile, has approved the construction of nearly 1,600 oxygen-generation plants at hospitals, though fewer than 300 had been set up as of early last month as imports take time. Almost all states are readying special paediatric wards as some experts warn unvaccinated children could be vulnerable to any new virus mutations. States including Madhya Pradesh are also stocking up on anti-viral drugs such as Remdesivir.More Related News