States should be proactive to take on third wave, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that rising COVID-19 cases in some states remain a matter of concern as he asked them to take proactive measures to rule out the third wave by moving forward with the strategy of a test, track, treat, and ‘tika (vaccine)’.

In a video interaction with chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, and Kerala, where many districts have been reporting a high number of cases, Modi said the country stands at a point in its battle with the pandemic where apprehensions about a third wave are being continuously expressed.

These states have accounted for 80 percent of new COVID-19 cases last week and 84 percent of deaths, he noted in his closing remarks, specifically mentioning the rise in infections in Kerala and Maharashtra as a matter of grave concern for the country. A similar trend was witnessed in January and February before the second wave started, he said.

”It’s very important that states with a rising number of cases take proactive measures to rule out any possibility of a third wave,” Modi said in his remarks.

”We have to move forward with our strategy of the test, track, treat, and tika,” Prime Minister Modi said, adding that special attention needs to be paid to micro-containment zones.

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