Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a virtual meeting Covid review meeting with chief ministers of states as the country goes through the second wave of coronavirus, with daily cases exceeding one lakh mark.
Addressing the nation after the covid review meeting with CMs, PM Modi said, "A challenging situation is emerging again. I request you all to give your suggestions to tackle the COVID19 situation."
In the last 24 hours, India registered a record single-day spike of 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its infection tally to 1,29,28,574, while the number of active cases too went upwards to breach the nine lakh-mark again, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi took his second dose of coronavirus vaccine and urged citizens who are eligible to receive the vaccine to register on the Co-WIN app and get their shot.
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