PM Modi meets with Chief Ministers amid COVID-19 surge across states
The Prime Minister urged states and union territories to act to contains the spread of COVID-19 in order to prevent the rise of the second wave in the country. “70 district of the country have seen an increase of more than 150% in the last few weeks. If we don’t stop it here, a situation of a nationwide outbreak can come up”, PM Modi told the Chief Ministers the country recorded 28,903 new cases of the virus on Wednesday, making it the highest single-day spike in 2021.