Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday ruled out a total lockdown to contain the second wave of covid, emphasizing instead on better vaccination, testing, and night curfews, even as several states complained of a severe vaccine shortage.
Modi also called on states to hold a Tika Utsav, or vaccination festival, from April 11 to 14, involving Legislators, musicians, athletes, and actors to raise awareness about vaccination and covid-appropriate conduct, during a pandemic assessment meeting with chief ministers.
India didn’t have adequate infrastructure to cope with the outbreak of covid-19 in 2020, but Modi claims the country is now completely prepared to tackle the situation.
“We now have the necessary resources and expertise. We were able to contain the pandemic sooner. We can measure, register, handle, and covid-appropriate behavior once more “Modi stated the following.
Modi also suggested that the night curfew be renamed the Corona Curfew to raise a concern about the disease. “We’ll have to focus on micro-containment zones.” Many other countries have found night curfews to be useful. Curfews can be set for 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. until 5 a.m “Modi stated.
In the last 24 hours, India recorded 126,789 new incidents, with 10 states accounting for 84 percent of the total: Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, and Punjab. Maharashtra had the new cases per day, with 59,907, followed by Chhattisgarh (10,310) and Karnataka (10,310). (6,976).
In the last 24 hours, at least 685 people have died. Ten states account for 88 percent of new deaths, with Maharashtra having the largest number of deaths (322), led by Punjab (62).
At least 70% of covid experiments should be performed using RT-PCR, according to Modi. “Let the number of positive cases climb, but test as thoroughly as possible.” It is important to extract samples correctly. We need to lower the positivity levels below 5% as we measure more “recent,” Modi said.
On Thursday, Modi received his second dose of the covid-19 vaccine. “At AIIMS today, I received my second dose of the covid-19 vaccine. Vaccination is one of the few options for combating the virus. If you’re ready for the vaccine, get it as soon as possible “He sent out a tweet.
