New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed on the surge Covid – 19 cases in the country and stressed the need to take specific measures, besides accelerating vaccination of the adolescent age group.

According to the PMO statement after the review meeting said Modi will soon resume regular interactions with Chief Ministers for specific interventions to manage the Covid – 19 situations as he did during the second wave last year. PM said that a meeting with CMs be convened to discuss state-specific scenarios, best practices and the public health response. Union Ministers Amit Shah and Mansukh Mandaviya and top health experts attended the review meeting.

The interactions with Chief Ministers will likely be with high incidence states. Union Government will start administering booster doses to healthcare and frontline workers and comorbid people in the 60 plus age group from Monday. Since the model code of conduct is now in place in five poll-bound states, Modi’s photo will be filtered out of vaccination certificates issued there.

In review meeting with Modi, a detailed presentation was made on the status of Covid – 19 in India, including areas of concerns with respect to states and districts with high positivity rates, the statement said. Delhi’s positivity rate on Sunday climbed to 23.53% with 17 Covid – 19 deaths and 22,751 new cases in a day. The Rajasthan Government tightened its restrictions, ordering closure of schools in urban areas and other measures, including announcing Sunday curfew like in Tamil Nadu.