City
Epaper

PM Modi calls meeting with CM's amid rising Covid-19 cases

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 16, 2021 09:40 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with chief ministers amid rising covid-19 cases in some states.As ...

Open in App

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with chief ministers amid rising covid-19 cases in some states.

As per official sources, Modi will hold a video conference meeting to discuss the surge in cases with chief ministers. Earlier also PM had held meetings with CM's since the outbreak of the pandemic.

The virtual interaction is likely to take place at 12.30 pm on Wednesday.

Modi's last interaction with chief ministers was in January before the vaccination roll-out. 

Some states like Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are reporting a surge in Covid cases which has resulted in local lockdowns in several districts.

"A rising trajectory of daily new cases is visible in eight states. These are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka and Haryana," the health ministry said.

Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab, cumulatively account for 77 per cent of India's total active cases.Maharashtra alone accounts for more than 58 per cent of the total active cases in the country. 

Tags: Narendra ModiCovid-19punjabmaharashtrakeralaMadhya PradeshgujaratHealth MinistryCoronavirus
Open in App

Related Stories

Maharashtra"State Plan Is Ready," Says CM Devendra Fadnavis Ahead of Nationwide Mock Drill on May 7 ( Watch Video)

MumbaiMumbai Crime: 19-Year-Old Girl Killed While Trying to Stop Fight Over Money In Kalyan

MumbaiMadhya Pradesh: DRI Seizes Leopard Skins, Ivory in Ujjain; Two Held

MaharashtraIndia-Pakistan Tensions Prompt Large-Scale Mock Drills Nationwide, Maharashtra's Mumbai, Thane, and Pune Among Key Places

MaharashtraMaharashtra Local Body Polls 2025: Supreme Court Asks State Commission to Conduct Elections Within 4 Months

National Realted Stories

National'Army given free hand like never before', says former PM Deve Gowda

NationalMaha parties welcome SC order on local body elections

NationalJharkhand to conduct civil defence mock drill at six locations tomorrow

NationalBhuwan Ribhu becomes first Indian lawyer honoured by World Jurist Association

NationalED raids multiple locations in Chennai linked to environmental consultants & healthcare sector