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.
Vector borne diseases to strain health systems more as India braces for monsoon
NEW DELHI: Its double whammy for India amid the covid-19 outbreak as the upcoming monsoon season may trigger a surge in vector borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya.
Government’s concern is clear with Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the issue in his meeting with state chief ministers on Sunday. “With the onset of monsoon, there will be proliferation of many non-covid-19 diseases, for which we must prepare and strengthen our medical and health systems," Modi had said.
With India under a lockdown to contain coronavirus spread, the union health ministry has said states can postpone activities such as distribution of insecticide treated nets (ITN) till the lockdown is lifted.
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