'Healthcare and frontline workers, elderly will be vaccinated first': PM Modi

Video Credit: HT Digital Content
Published on December 4, 2020 - Duration: 06:11s

'Healthcare and frontline workers, elderly will be vaccinated first': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the world is keeping a close watch on the cheapest and safest Covid-19 vaccine and hence they are looking at India.

PM Modi said that healthcare workers, frontline workers and elderly people will be vaccinated on priority.

He was addressing an all-party meet to discuss Covid situation in the country.

Last week, PM Modi had visited Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune to review vaccine development.

India's novel coronavirus tally on Friday, December 4 went over 9.5 million.

Around 36,595 fresh cases and 540 deaths were added in the last 24 hours.

Tally includes 416,082 active cases, more than 9 million recoveries and 139,188 deaths.


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