Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday exhorted people toshun complacency on the assumption that the COVID-19 pandemic will not affectthem as it has so far not spread to areas they work or live in, saying “wehave to continue being careful and taking the right precautions”.
Addressing his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme, he alsosaid that India’s fight against the novel coronavirus has become people-drivenwherein every citizen is playing his or her part.
Be it businesses, offices, education institutes or medicalsector, everyone is adapting to changes in the post-coronavirus world, he said.
India’s decision to supply medicines to countries whichneeded them amid the COVID-19 pandemic was guided by its ethos, he said, addingthat he feels very proud when world leaders thank India and its people for theassistance.
In his over 30-minute-long address, Modi hailed thecontribution of state governments in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,saying they have played a very active role.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 824 and the number ofcases climbed to 26,496 in India on Sunday, according to the Union healthministry.