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PM Modi to hold review meeting on Covid situation in Varanasi
PM Modi
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PM Modi to hold review meeting on Covid situation in Varanasi

| @indiablooms | 18 Apr 2021, 10:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting at 11 am on Sunday to discuss the Covid situation in Varanasi, which is his Lok Sabha constituency.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister's Office said that the meeting will be attended by top officials, local administration and doctors who are involved in fighting COVID in Varanasi.

"At 11 AM, Prime Minister @narendramodi will be chairing a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in Varanasi. The meeting will be attended by top officials, local administration and doctors who are involved in fighting COVID in Varanasi," the tweet read.

Varanasi has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases like other major urban centres of Uttar Pradesh. On Saturday, Varanasi accounted for 1,664 of the 27,357 infections reported in Uttar Pradesh.

This meet will be Prime Minister's third Covid-related meeting in three days, and fourth since last week.

Meanwhile, India recorded its highest single-day Covid spike with 2,61,500 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total case tally to 1.47 crore, the Union Ministry of Health stated on Sunday morning.

During the same period, 1,501 deaths were recorded which pushed that fatality toll to 1,77,150.

On Saturday, PM  Modi reviewed the preparedness to handle the ongoing Covid-19 situation.

"Aspects relating to medicines, oxygen, ventilators and vaccination were discussed. Like we did last year, we will successfully fight COVID with even greater speed and coordination," the PM tweeted.

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