India
oi-Deepika S
New Delhi, July 13: Amid fears of a potential COVID-19 third wave, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with the Chief Ministers of the North-eastern states underway over the pandemic situation.
Chief ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram will be present at the high-level meet, which will be held virtually.
While India witnessed a gradual improvement over COVID-19 numbers, the northeast region has been a cause of concern with the number of cases either rising or not falling in line with the nationwide trend.
The meeting comes days after Union cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba’s interaction with the officials of the northeastern states amid concerns over rising cases of coronavirus infection in the region.
The NE…