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Modi raises red flag for India's 60 districts with CMs
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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Sep, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised a red flag about 60
districts of the country spread across seven states, as far as their
handling of the current pandemic is concerned.
The PM emphasised upon the need for better communication and staying alert against those spreading rumours.
"There
are more than 700 districts in the country.However, only 60 districts
in 7 states are a cause of worry," said the Prime Minister.
He
suggested the Chief Ministers present in Wednesday's virtual meet to
hold a virtual conference with people at the district or the block level
for 7 days. "We have to learn from best practices from across states,"
he added.
Highlighting the importance of communication amid the
pandemic, Modi said effective messaging becomes all the more essential
because most Covid-19 infections are asymptomatic. "In such a situation,
rumours may rise. It might create doubts in people's minds that testing
is bad," He said, he also warned against scenarios in which because of
lack of communication, people may commit the mistake of underestimating
the severity of infection.
Continuing with his thrust on testing
and contact-tracing, PM Modi reiterated, "We have to increase our focus
on effective testing, tracing, treatment, surveillance as well as clear
messaging."
He added that states need to work together to see
that the supply of life-saving medicines reach from one state to another
easily.
Prime Minister Modi chaired a high-level virtual meeting
with Chief Ministers & Health Ministers of 7 states and Union
territories with high COVID numbers. These states and UTs include
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi
and Punjab.
These account for 65.5 per cent of the total
confirmed cases and 77 per cent of the total deaths in India, a
statement had said earlier.
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