ROZANA SPOKESMAN
Updated Mar 17, 2021, 4:50 pm IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed concern over rising Covid-19 cases in India
Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed concern over rising Covid-19 cases in India and urged authorities to take quick and decisive steps to contain the spread of the virus.
“We will have to stop the emerging second peak of Coronavirus immediately,” PM Modi said to chief ministers during a meeting, earlier today.
Narendra Modi
During the virtual interaction, Modi said in states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh the number of Covid-19 cases has seen a rise while nearly 70 districts in the country have recently seen an increase in the positivity rate by over 150 per cent.