India recorded over 63,000 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 25.89 lakh cases, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.
India is the third worst-affected by the pandemic after the United States and Brazil. It has been reporting a higher daily surge in caseload for the past 12 days, according to the World Health Organization data. India has reported over 49,000 Covid-linked deaths so far.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address reassured the nation that "we will win" against the coronavirus pandemic and a "strong will" will lead to victory. He said the focus on the health sector has increased during the coronavirus era and the biggest lesson that has been learnt is that of being self-reliant in the health sector.
He said that the country is now producing PPE kits, N95 masks, ventilators, etc. which were not being manufactured domestically. The increase in production capacity of such world-class items also echoed in his call "vocal for local".
