PM Narendra Modi to interact with CMs on current Covid-19 situation on April 8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting on April 8 with chief ministers of all the states and Union Territories to discuss the current status of the Covid-19 pandemic in the nation along with issues related to vaccination via video conferencing, the Prime Minister's Office said on Monday.

The meeting comes in the backdrop of India reporting the highest surge in daily number of cases on Monday, highest since the beginning of the pandemic.

India on Monday shattered its previous daily infection rate and recorded 1,03,558 new infections pushing the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,25,89,067, according to the Union health ministry data. The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17 last year. The fatalities due to the viral contagion also spiked sharply after 478 new deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

This is also the second meeting in five days that the Prime Minister is going to chair in order to assess the current situation with connection to the surge in the number of cases.

Meanwhile, CM Kejriwal urges PM Modi to expand coverage of Covid-19 vaccination drive. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking speedy vaccination and its increased coverage for citizens in the national capital and the country.

In his letter, Kejriwal requested PM Modi to relax conditions for opening new vaccination centres as well as relaxation in the age limit for vaccination and making it available for all.

The request for a widespread vaccination plan by Kejriwal for citizens comes on a day when India marked a grim milestone by recording its highest ever single-day spike in the number of Covid-19 cases.

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