Narendra Modi speech LIVE updates: PM broadcasts centralised inoculation drive, states to get vaccine without cost

Modi has addressed the nation quite a few instances for the reason that outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic final yr. His final tackle was on April 20, wherein urged the state governments to focus extra on micro-containment zones as an alternative of a lockdown. He had additionally urged residents, particularly the youths, to return ahead to assist the needy and requested them to kind small committees of their areas and create consciousness about Covid protocols.
With as we speak’s numbers, the whole variety of coronavirus instances has now reached 2,89,09,975 whereas the dying toll rose to three,49,186. There are 14,01,609 lively instances within the nation whereas as many as 2,71,59,180 folks have recovered from the illness. The ministry mentioned a complete of 23,27,86,482 folks have been vaccinated thus far.