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'Bring down COVID-19 positivity rate under 5 pc, increase RT-PCR tests'
Updated On: 24 November, 2020 03:25 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
The Prime Minister said that the ratio of RT-PCR tests and monitoring of patients in isolation should be increased
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pic/Twitter Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is in a better situation than other countries when it comes to coronavirus recovery and fatality rates but asserted that the positivity rate needs to be brought down to under five per cent and the number of RT-PCR tests should be increased.
"Today I spoke to chief ministers of states where the situation is deteriorating. Discussions over the status and distribution of vaccine took place and the picture is clearer now... As a result of joint efforts, today India is in a better situation than other countries when it comes to recovery and fatality rates," the Prime Minister said at a virtual meeting with chief ministers over the pandemic situation.
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