Govt, states should work as team to combat Covid: PM Modi

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ With some Opposition parties including the Congress skipping an all-party meeting on the COVID-19 management, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for the Centre and states to work together as a team and rise above politics to combat the pandemic.

Speaking at the meeting called by the central government, Modi said India is in a better position than many other countries in terms of the ratio of the population hit by the disease but underlined the need to remain vigilant as he cited the resurgence of the infection in some countries like the UK, sources said.

He said vaccines from more companies are likely to be available in some time and spoke about the push being given by the government to vaccination. A presentation on COVID-19 management was given by Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan at the meeting, which lasted for nearly three hours. It was followed by queries and suggestions from leaders of various parties.