This is a time for festivals but there is a sense of discipline among people due to covid: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked people to exercise care during the coming festive season in view of the coronavirus which is raging in the country. There, however, is a sense of discipline already, he added. Over the last 24 hours, the country logged more than 78,000 cases — the highest single-day spike anywhere in the world.
The record surge took Covid tally past 35 lakh — having the country inch towards the 38 lakh figure of Brazil, which ranks second in the list of nations hit worst by the virus. The US has more than 59 lakh cases.
“This is a time for festivals but there is a sense of discipline among people due to Covid,” PM Modi said during his monthly radio address Mann ki Baat today.
Several states have already dialled down their festivities, with Maharashtra leading the list on Ganesh Chaturthi.
