New Delhi, November 24, 2020-Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual meeting with chief ministers of eight states where Covid-19 cases have seen a sudden spurt after the festive season. India’s virus tally rose to 91,77,841 today with 37,975 new infections, while the death toll increased to 1,34,218 after the country recorded 480 new deaths. The PM will hold another meeting around 12pm with states and UTs to discuss vaccine distribution strategy.
The meeting comes a day after the Supreme Court as the Centre and all states to file within two days the status reports detailing steps taken to deal with the current Covid-19 situation, noting that the pandemic has “worsened”. While the national daily COVID-19 case count has remained below 50,000 for some time, several urban centres have witnessed a surge, resulting in enforcement of several measures, including curfews in some cities. The Himachal Pradesh government imposed a night curfew in four districts from Tuesday, while Maharashtra made it mandatory to undergo RT-PCR test for all passengers landing in Mumbai from Delhi, Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra.
