Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting of his full Council of Ministers on Friday amid soaring cases of COVID-19 and the dearth of medical resources as well as rising number of deaths due to the disease.
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Access to medical attention remained scarce and resources stretched to the limit in several areas of the country in the midst of a massive second wave. Sources said the meeting would be held by video conferencing and the sole agenda would be the major crisis with regard to the pandemic.
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This will be the first meeting of the Council of Ministers in the aftermath of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sources said.
They said during the meeting the ongoing vaccination drive, which has now been opened for those in the 18-45 age group, could be discussed along with a presentation.
In the meeting, Ministers could be asked reach out to people to look into their issues, the sources said.
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Prime Minister Modi has held several rounds of meetings with Chief Ministers and top government officials to deliberate on the COVID-19 situation.
He has also been holding meetings with pharma industry leaders, oxygen suppliers, heads of the three armed forces and other dignitaries to discuss how to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
- With inputs from PTI