PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on the COVID-19 situation in their States, Government sources said. Modi has been interacting with various Chief Ministers over telephone for the last couple of days to take stock of the pandemic situation in their States. In tweets, the office of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Modi expressed satisfaction over the declining infection rate in the State and assured Chouhan of all possible help from the Centre.

 

Chouhan informed the Prime Minister about various efforts being undertaken by the State to fight the pandemic and thanked him for the Centre’s support. During the conversation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's efforts and observed that the State has put up a good fight during the ongoing second wave of Covid-19.

 

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur also tweeted about his interaction with Modi. According to the latest update, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh reported 11,708 and 4,177 COVID-19 cases respectively in a day. Maharashtra, which recorded 54,022 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, has been the worst-affected state during the second wave of the infections.