'Take right precautions against tropical, vector-borne diseases': PM Modi urges people

Even as India continues its battle against Coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged everyone to take precautions against tropical and vector-borne diseases as y are common in this season. However, he also assured that Centre is monitoring situation.

Taking to Twitter, PM Modi urged everyone to take  right precautions, ding that government is also closely monitoring situation and ensuring care to those affected.

Earlier in day, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan also held a review meeting with Delhi government officials and city's municipal corporations over preparedness to check vector-borne diseases in national capital. Union Minister said that meeting was necessary as everyone was busy battling COVID-19.

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Meanwhile, a spike of 55,079 cases took India's COVID-19 tally past 27 lakh on Tuesday just a day after it crossed 26-lakh mark, while 19.77 lakh people have so far recuperated from disease pushing recovery rate to 73.18 percent, according to Union Health Ministry data.

COVID-19 caselo stood at 27,02,742, while death toll climbed to 51,797 with 876 people succumbing to disease in a span of 24 hours, data updated at 8 am showed.

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One vaccine candidate to enter phase 3 trial soon

dressing media, NITI Aayog's VK Paul stated that 3 vaccines are being developed in India and are in different sts. One of m will enter phase 3 trial on Tuesday or Wednesday. or two are in phase 1 and 2 trials. Mentioning that a new dimension of disease is coming forward, he ded that scientific and medical communities are monitoring. He mitted that re may be some impact later too. On post-COVID symptoms appearing in some patients, he affirmed that medical fraternity is responding to this with available treatment modalities.

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(with inputs from ANI)