Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that India was better off than other countries in fighting the novel coronavirus, even as t...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that India was better off than other countries in fighting the novel coronavirus, even as the country recorded nearly 50,000 cases for the second day running, NDTV reported. Modi was speaking at a virtual event to inaugurate Indian Council of Medical Research testing centres, called “high throughput” centres, in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata.
“The recovery rate is better than most countries and already getting better,” Modi asserted. “The world is praising us because of the efforts of the foot soldiers. We don’t lack awareness.” The prime minister also claimed that it was due to his government’s proactive and preemptive efforts that India was doing better than other countries at controlling the contagion, the Hindustan Times reported.
Modi said India now has over 11,000 coronavirus isolation facilities and more than 11 lakh beds. “We want to save each and every Indian,” he said.
The prime minister pointed out that whereas at one point India did not manufacture a single kit of personal protective equipment, it was now the second-largest producer of such kits in the world. “Over 1,200 manufacturers are making PPE kits within six months,” he said. “Over three lakh N-95 masks are being made in India today. Three lakh ventilators can now be produced every...
