PM Narendra Modi addressing to the nation on COVID-19 situation

DN Bureau

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing to the nation on COVID-19 situation this time. Highlights of his address.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi  addressing the Nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the Nation


New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing to the nation on COVID-19 situation this time.

 

Highlights of PM's address

1. New health infrastructure has been developed in the 1.5 years with COVID hospitals, ventilators beds, to preparing a network of testing labs. During the 2nd wave in April-May, demand for medical oxygen increased at an unprecedented rate

2. This is the deadliest pandemic in the past 100 years. The modern world has not seen such a pandemic. Our country has fought this pandemic at many levels

3. In the last one year, India launched two made-in-India vaccines. Today more than 23 crore vaccine doses administered

4. If you look at the history of the last 50-60 years, it used to take India decades to get the vaccines from abroad. Vaccine work used to be completed abroad, even then vaccination work could not start in our country

5 To increase vaccine availability, the process of procuring vaccines from abroad has been sped up. Experts have also expressed concerns about children. In this direction, the trial of two vaccines is underway. Research is being conducted for a nasal vaccine in the country

6. Vaccine supply will be increasing in the coming days. Seven companies in the country are producing different vaccines, 3 vaccine trials at advanced stage

7. Central Govt took into account suggestions from CMs, leaders of various political parties to decide India's COVID-19 vaccination drive

8. Announces centralized vaccine drive, all vaccines will be procured by Govt of India and given to States for free

25% of vaccination work with states will now be handled by the Centre, it will be implemented in the coming two weeks. Both State and Centre to work as per new guidelines in the coming two weeks. From June 21 June, free vaccine for people above 18 years

10. Private hospitals will be able to charge a maximum service charge of Rs 150 for a single dose after the fixed price of the vaccine. The task of monitoring it will remain with the state governments

11.Govt has decided to extend Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Diwali. 80 crore poor will be provided free ration, under the scheme

12. Private hospitals can only charge Rs 150 as service charge on vaccines










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