Balanced News: PM Modi Warns Against Pandemic Complacency, Calls for Increased Covid Testing at High-level Meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned against complacency and called for maintaining strict vigil amid concerns over new Covid-19 variants reported in some countries. Prime Minister Modi held a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the pandemic situation in India. PM Modi was told briefed on the Covid-19 situation in the country and was told that India has been witnessing a steady decline in cases with average daily cases falling to 153 and weekly positivity down to 0.14 per cent in the week as of December 22.