Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation at 6 PMPrime Minister Modi Today Speech Highlights: With the onset of the festival season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said this is not the time to be careless as the novel coronavirus is still around and even a small negligence can dampen the festive spirit.
In his seventh address to the nation following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Modi said many videos have surfaced in recent times that show many people having stopped taking precautions. “This is not the right thing to do,” he said.
“If you are careless and moving around without mask, you are putting yourself, children and the elderly at risk,” the prime minister said.
“We must keep in mind that lockdown may have ended, but the virus is still there,” he said.
In Europe, America and other countries, the number of cases have seen a hike yet again after seeing a decline in the past, he noted.
We should continue to be careful and not be callous until a vaccine is found, Modi said.
The prime minister said the government is making all efforts to ensure that a vaccine, whenever it is launched, reaches every Indian.
“We all must remember, there can be no laxity till a medicine is found,” Modi said.
Earlier, PM Modi had tweeted that he would address the nation at 6 pm: “Will be sharing a message with my fellow citizens at 6 PM this evening.”
आज शाम 6 बजे राष्ट्र के नाम संदेश दूंगा। आप जरूर जुड़ें।
Will be sharing a message with my fellow citizens at 6 PM this evening.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 20, 2020
Prime Minister Modi’s address comes at a time when the country is witnessing a decline in the daily number of Covid-19 cases and better recovery. The economy too is picking up with many indicators suggesting a positive trend with the start of the festive season.
A committee of scientists appointed by the government recently said that coronavirus in India may have already peaked and infection will likely “run its course” by February 2021. Last Saturday, Prime Minister Modi reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the country, including preparedness of vaccine delivery, distribution, and administration. He said coronavirus cases and growth rate over the last few days were steadily declining but there was no room for complacency.
“We are committed to ensuring speedy access to the vaccine. For that, advanced planning is underway in subjects including: Cold storage chains. Distribution networks. Monitoring mechanism. Advance assessments,” he said. The Prime Minister appealed to people to wear masks, wash hands and follow social distancing- Do Gaj Ki Doori.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Prime Minister has made it clear that we cannot afford laxity till a vaccine for coronavirus is found. "We cannot ignore the dangers of coronavirus until the vaccine arrives. The Prime Minister's message is clear, there can be no laxity until Covid-19 vaccine is discovered. PM's message was like the one given by the head of a family. He appeared in the role of the protector of the country and society today."
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation amid intense speculations on Tuesday evening. In a crisp under 15-minute speech, PM Modi sensitised the public over the coronavirus pandemic and laxity of safety measures during the festive season. He exhorted the masses to diligently adhere to Covid protocols. Invoking legendary poets of ‘Bhakti’ movement such as Sant Kabir and Tulsidas, PM Modi stressed on the public awareness about wearing masks and social distancing. |READ MORE
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation shortly. Watch his speech live here:
In Wayanad (Kerala), on a three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targetted PM Modi's announcement that he will share a message with the nation at 6 pm, saying, "I don't think there's any other country in the world today where a foreign power can take land from the country and then no answer from the leadership. This is shocking to me....So what I would like is the prime minister to tell the nation when the Chinese are going to be thrown out of Indian territory." (PTI).
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweets ahead of PM's address: "Dear PM, In your 6pm address, please tell the nation the date by which you will throw the Chinese out of Indian territory. Thank you.'
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In his sixth address, PM Modi had on June 30 announced extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a programme to provide free ration for over 80 crore people, mostly poor, by five more months till November end.
This will be his seventh address to the nation since the pandemic outbreak.
Covid-19 vaccine: National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid in consultation with State Governments and all relevant stakeholders have prepared and presented a detailed blueprint of vaccine storage, distribution, and administration. The Expert Group in consultation with the States is working actively on vaccine prioritization and distribution of vaccine, the Prime Minister said on Saturday.
Severely hit by Covid, the Indian economy is projected to contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this year. The IMF said India is likely to bounce back with an impressive 8.8 per cent growth rate in 2021. The Fund also said global growth would contract by 4.4 per cent this year and bounce back to 5.2 per cent in 2021.
The Prime Minister on Monday said that India was now at the forefront of vaccine development for Covid. He said more than 30 indigenous vaccines were being developed in our country and three of them were in an advanced stage. He said India was already working on putting a well-established vaccine delivery system in place and this digitised network along with digital health ID will be used to ensure immunisation of our citizens.
On Monday, Prime Minister Modi said that India was seeing a decline in the number of cases per day and the growth rate of cases. He said India has one of the highest recovery rates of 88 per cent. "This happened because: India was one of the first countries to adopt a lockdown. India was one of the first to encourage the usage of masks. India actively began to work on effective contact-tracing. India was one of the earliest to deploy the rapid antigen tests," Prime Minister Modi said yesterday.
PM Modi has addressed the nation a number of times during the COVID-19 crisis in which he has spoken about various measures, including lockdown, being taken to curb the pandemic and also announced economic and welfare packages.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced on Twitter that he will address the nation today at 6 pm. In a tweet, he says: "Will be sharing a message with my fellow citizens at 6 PM this evening."
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