"We need to be extra vigilant," as threat of coronavirus far from over, says PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned everyone against dropping their guard against coronavirus pandemic. He said that that recovery rate of coronavirus patients in India was better than other countries. He also said that fatality rate in India was lower than other nations. However, he said, the virus was as deadly as before and the threat was far from over.

"The threat of the coronavirus is far from being over. At many places, it is spreading fast. We need to be extra vigilant. We have to bear in mind that the coronavirus is as fatal today as it was in the beginning. That is why we have to be fully cautious," Modi said.

Coronavirus pandemic was once of the many topics he discussed during his Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday.

On Sunday, 48,661 people tested positive for coronavirus.

This has taken number of cases of far to 13,85,522

32,063 people have lost their live because of the infection.

On a brighter note, number of recovered patients



is 8,85,576.

Number of active cases is 4,67,882.

PM Modi requested everyone to wear mask to protect themselves and others from coronavirus infection.

"When a mask is required the most, we tend to remove it. At such times, I urge you that whenever you feel your mask is bothersome and you want to remove it, spare a thought for those doctors, nurses. You will find them wearing masks for hours together, diligently working to save our lives ... sometimes wearing masks for a span of eight to 10 hours. Doesn't that discomfort them? Just think about them," he said.

Once people think of 'Corona Warriors', they too will feel that as citizens, neither they should be negligent nor let others be so, the prime minister said.

"On the one hand, we have to fight the battle against the coronavirus with full awareness and on the other, whatever our responsibilities, through sheer perseverance … business, jobs or studies … we have to lend pace to it, taking it to greater heights," Modi said.