Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with leading doctors from across the country via video conferencing on the COVID-19 situation.

Earlier in the day, Modi had chaired an important meeting on the situation at 11:30 am. The meetings come amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases across the country, with several chief ministers complaining of a shortage of essentials like oxygen supply and medicines like Remdesivir, and seeking the Centre’s intervention.

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Modi has been holding regular meetings to deal with the emerging pandemic situation. India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 1.50-crore mark with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810, while the active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark, according to the latest Union Health Ministry data.

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