‘Huge crowds of tourists, shoppers concerning’

A crowded market in Solapur, Maharashtra, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is a matter of concern that big crowds are thronging hill stations and market areas without masks and physical distancing.

During a video interaction with chief ministers of eight north-eastern states, the PM also said the vaccination drive needs to be continuously ramped up to combat the third wave of the pandemic.

The virtual meeting was attended by CMs of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, as also by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

Modi urged people to not compromise on Covid-19 norms to prevent a third wave. "It is true that tourism and business have been greatly affected due to Corona. But today I will say with great emphasis that it is not right to have huge crowds in hill stations, markets without masks," Modi said.

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