PM Modi holds COVID-19 review meeting
The Hindu
Official sources said Mr. Modi took stock of the pandemic situation across the country in a high-level meeting attended by senior officials and experts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting on the COVID-19 situation in the country on Thursday evening amid rising concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Official sources said Mr. Modi took stock of the pandemic situation across the country in a high-level meeting attended by senior officials and experts.
India has recorded 236 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across 16 States and Union Territories (UTs) so far, out of which 104 people have recovered or migrated, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.

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