Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday undertook a comprehensive review of the coronavirus-related situation in the country. The meeting held in presence of top officials including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Piyush Goyal, Mansukh Mandaviya, among others.
PM reviewed the availability of medicines. He was briefed about the rapid augmenting of the production of medicines including Remdesivir. PM also reviewed the state-wise trends on vaccine wastage. PM was briefed that around 31% of the eligible population over the age of 45 has been given at least one dose.
PM spoke about the need to sensitize states that the speed of vaccination doesn't come down. Citizens should be facilitated for vaccination despite lockdowns and healthcare workers involved in vaccination must not be diverted for other duties.
PM was given a detailed picture of the Covid outbreak in various states and districts. He was informed about the 12 states which have more than 1 lakh active cases. PM was also apprised about the districts with high disease burden.
Modi reviewed the progress on vaccination & the roadmap for scaling up production on vaccines in the next few months. He was informed that around 17.7 crore vaccines have been supplied to the states.
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