Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed the Covid-19 situation in his Lok Sabha seat Varanasi while asking the administration to provide all assistance to people.
In view of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the second wave of the pandemic, the Prime Minister laid emphasis on the need to increase efforts at every level.
During his review via video conferencing, Modi sought information from the Varanasi administration about testing, beds, medicines, vaccines, availability of oxygen and manpower deployed to treat Covid-19 patients, as well as the steps being taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Stressing on the importance of the vaccination drive, he asked the Varanasi administration to make all people above 45 years of age aware about it. Expressing his gratitude to all doctors and medical staff of the country, Modi said even in this hour of crisis, they were performing their duties faithfully.
Emphasising on the ‘test, track and treat’ strategy, the PM said that like the first wave, the same strategy has to be adopted to win against the virus in the second wave. “Learning from the experiences of the past year, we have to move forward cautiously,” he said.