NEW DELHI : With India reeling under a national medical emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the public health response to covid-19, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The Union health ministry had earlier asked the states and Union territories to identify districts that should be considered for taking intensive and local containment measures. The meeting was attended by top officials and ministers, including defence minister Rajnath Singh; home minister Amit Shah; finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman; health and family welfare minister Dr Harsh Vardhan; railways, commerce and industry, consumer affairs and food and public distribution minister and minister of state for chemicals and fertilizers, ports, shipping and waterways Mansukh Mandaviya. This comes against the backdrop of a second wave continuing to rage across the country, with 412,262 new covid cases registered in the past 24 hours. Also, up to 50% of the SDRF amount can be used by the states for covid-19 containment measures.

Source: Mint May 06, 2021 10:52 UTC