"Coronavirus cases declining in India, but…": PM Modi cautions officials

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Screengrab from a video tweeted by @narendramodi
Screengrab from a video tweeted by @narendramodi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a virtual meeting with the field officials and District Magistrates of 10 states to discuss the ongoing coronavirus situation. He cautioned that the number of coronavirus cases may be going down, but the challenges will remain the same till the virus is present even at a minor level.

Coronavirus is invisible and is changing regularly, so we need to be dynamic and upgraded with our approach to tackle it. ''Coronavirus has made your work more demanding and challenging. In the midst of new challenges, we need new strategies & solutions. It becomes important to use local experiences & we need to work together as a country,'' PM Modi said.

Since India is getting prepared for the third wave of coronavirus, which is likely to impact children more, PM Narendra Modi asked DMs to collect COVID-19 data and analyze its seriousness among youth, kids in their districts.

''Due to coronavirus mutations, there have been more concerns about youngsters, kids. We will have to be more prepared.''

Officials from Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh took part in the meeting.

''With your fieldwork, your experiences & feedback, we get help to form effective policies. Even to strategise vaccination drive, we are moving forward with suggestions given by States & other stakeholders,'' he told the field officers and the district magistrates.

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