Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Karnataka will increase testing, vaccination: Bommai tells PM amid Covid fear
BENGALURU : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 situation in the state is under control.
The statement comes amid apprehensions that a fourth wave might be peeking in Karnataka. Bommai also mentioned that the Karnataka government is going to enhancing vaccination drive, increase testing, and enforce appropriate behavior at public places. "We will be holding a large-scale vaccination drive for those between the age group of 6-12 years, those up to 18 years, and those above 60 years of age (precautionary dose).
Patients at the hospitals including ILI and SARI cases will be tested and if anyone reports positive their samples will be sent for genomic sequencing," Bommai said.
Bommai's statement comes after he attended a meeting along with other Chief ministers of India and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wherein the PM took stock of the Covid-19 situation in the country.
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