16:49 (IST)
IMA seeks PM’s intervention to stop assault on doctors, fake news on COVID-19 vaccines
In the wake of incidents of assault on doctors by relatives of patients, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in ensuring “optimum milieu” for medical professionals so that they can work without fear.
Underlining the need for curbing the “purposeful spread of misinformation against modern medicine and COVID-19 vaccination by certain people with vested interests”, the IMA has appealed to the prime minister to resolve their long pending pleas.
In a letter to Modi, the doctors’ body said “persons spreading misinformation against the COVID-19 vaccination drive must be booked and punished in accordance with law, including under relevant provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, the Indian Penal Code and the Disaster Management Act, 2005.”
16:15 (IST)
India reports lowest single-day COVID-19 tally in 61 days
Narendra Modi’s address comes on a day when India has recorded its lowest coronavirus cases in 61 days, with 1 lakh new COVID-19 cases.
India reported 1,00,636 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 2,89,09,975, while the number of active cases dropped to 14,01,609, according to the Union health ministry’s data updated on Monday.
16:02 (IST)
PM to address nation as states begin ‘unlocking’ process
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to speak on the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country, as several states across the country including Maharashtra and Delhi have started the process of ‘unlocking’ by gradually easing coronavirus-induced restrictions and curfews.
On Monday the country recorded its lowest coronavirus cases in 61 days, with 1 lakh new new cases, taking the infection tally to nearly 2.9 crore, said the Union health ministry. While the active caseload dropped to 14.01 lakh.
The toll due to coronavirus reached 3,49,186 with 2,427 new fatalities, the lowest in around 45 days, the data updated at 8 am showed.
15:57 (IST)
Narendra Modi’s address to begin at 5 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 pm on Monday. The PMO made the announcement amid reports suggesting that he might speak on his government’s COVID-19 vaccination plan, the ongoing ‘unlocking process’ and preparations for a possible third wave of the pandemic.
The prime minister’s latest address comes at a time when the single-day COVID-19 tally is on decline after a deadly surge in April-May and parts of the country emerging from lockdown restrictions.
Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi will address the nation at 5 PM today, 7th June.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 7, 2021
PM Modi address to nation LIVE Updates: The address comes at a time when single-day COVID-19 tally in India is on a decline after a deadly surge in April-May and parts of the country emerging from lockdown restrictions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 pm on Monday. The PMO made the announcement amid reports suggesting that he might speak on his government’s COVID-19 vaccination plan, the ongoing ‘unlocking process’ and preparations for a possible third wave of the pandemic.
The prime minister’s latest address comes at a time when the single-day COVID-19 tally is on decline after a deadly surge in April-May and parts of the country emerging from lockdown restrictions.
Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi will address the nation at 5 PM today, 7th June.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 7, 2021
On Monday the country recorded its lowest coronavirus cases in 61 days, with 1 lakh new new cases, taking the infection tally to nearly 2.9 crore, said the Union health ministry. While the active caseload dropped to 14.01 lakh.
The toll due to coronavirus reached 3,49,186 with 2,427 new fatalities, the lowest in around 45 days, the data updated at 8 am showed.
While Delhi began Unlock 2.0 in a phased manner, Maharashtra began a “five-tier” unlock from lockdown-like restrictions from Monday.
Modi last addressed the nation on 20 April, when cases were spiking. He had said that the second wave of the coronavirus had hit India like a storm and appealed to states to use lockdowns only as the last resort.
“In a situation like today, we have to save the country from a lockdown. If you all work together, create awareness then there is no need for containment, never mind a lockdown. I appeal to states that they should use the lockdown as the last resort – our focus should be micro-containment zones. We will take care of economic health as well as the health of countrymen,” the prime minister had said.
Modi has addressed the nation a number of times since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, offering suggestions to people and outlining measures his government has been taking to deal with the situation.
With inputs from PTI