Tika Utsav starting of one other main struggle towards corona: PM

India on Day 1 of the ‘Tika Utsav’ administered 27.69 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine until Sunday night, the Health Ministry mentioned, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the drive the “beginning of another major war against corona”.
The particular vaccination drive was launched after Modi had mentioned final week that over the four-day competition – from April 11, which is the delivery anniversary of Jyotiba Phule, to April 14, the delivery anniversary of B R Ambedkar – the nation will attempt to obtain most vaccination protection for the precedence teams.
On Sunday, earlier than the launch of the vaccination drive, Modi, mentioned, “This festival is, in a way, the beginning of another major war against corona.”

The PM mentioned that as a part of the struggle towards the virus, the nation should maintain 4 vital points in thoughts – “Each One-Vaccinate One, that’s, assist those that are much less educated and aged, who can’t go and get vaccinated themselves. Each One-Treat One, that’s, assist individuals who wouldn’t have the means or have no idea in regards to the amenities out there for vaccination. Each One- Save One, that’s, emphasis needs to be that I ought to put on a masks and on this approach I save myself and save the lives of others additionally.
“The fourth important thing is that in the event of someone contracting corona, the people of the society should lead in the creation of micro-containment zones. Family members and people of the society should create a ‘micro-containment zone’ wherever a Corona positive case has been reported,” Modi mentioned.

In his message, the PM reiterated that in densely populated nation like India, micro-containment zones can be an vital technique to battle corona. “In the event of detection of a single positive case, it is very important for all of us to be alert and to test the rest of the people. At the same time, the society and the administration have to make every effort to get the vaccine administered to the eligible people. We have to ensure that not a single vaccine is lost.”