(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Taking stock of the second coronavirus wave in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said there is no substitute for 'testing, tracking and treatment' and called for utilisation of 'entire national capacity' to ramp up vaccine production.
In a review meeting with top officials, PM Modi said India defeated the virus last year and it can do it again with the same principles but 'faster speed and coordination'.
'Various aspects relating to medicines, oxygen, ventilators, vaccination discussed at PM's review meet over COVID-19 situation,' PTI quoted the government as saying.
On the shortage of hospital beds and oxygen cylinders reported from different states, the PM said all necessary measures must be taken to make available the hospital beds for Covid patients and speeding up the installation of approved medical oxygen plants.
PM Modi also asked the local administrations to be proactive and sensitive towards people's concerns.
'Close coordination with states must be ensured in handling Covid-19 pandemic,' he said.
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