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Narendra Modi holding video conference with CMs on COVID-19

Involve community leaders against COVID-19: says Modi

BS RAWAT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to all chief ministers to reach out to community leaders and social welfare organizations at state, district, town and block levels to build up a united front based on community-approach in the battle against COVID-19.

The Prime Minister on Thursday held a video conference with all chief ministers of the country to discuss ways to check the spread of coronavirus.

He said that it is important to formulate a common exit strategy to ensure staggered re-emergence of the population, once lockdown ends.

Mr Modi asked the states to brainstorm and send suggestions for the exit strategy. He reiterated the importance of social distancing in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

The PM outlined that the common goal for the country is to ensure minimum loss of life. In the next few weeks, testing, tracing, isolation and quarantine should remain the areas of focus, he added.

He said it is necessary to ensure availability of separate, dedicated hospital facilities for COVID-19 patients.

To increase the availability of doctors, he asked the States to tap into the resource pool of AYUSH doctors, organize online training and utilize para-medical staff, NCC and NSS volunteers.

During video conference, Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, apprised the dignitaries of the rise in number of cases in India, spread of cases from Nizamuddin Markaz, preparations to tackle medical cases arising out of further spread of the virus and need to break transmission chain in the districts with high number of confirmed cases.


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