Vaccines will be available to all Indians, assures Modi

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NEW DELHI

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government was working rapidly to ensure the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to all citizens once they are available.

In his address to the nation, Modi urged Indians to continue wearing masks and uphold social distancing rules to prevent further spread of the pandemic ahead of India’s festive season.

“Whenever the corona vaccine comes, how it reaches to every Indian as soon as possible, the government is also working for that,” Modi said in a short speech in Hindi.

Earlier on Tuesday, India reported its lowest daily coronavirus caseload in nearly three months, as new cases continued to decline from a peak in September.

The country reported 46,790 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to nearly 7.6 million - the second-highest behind the United States. It also reported 587 deaths, taking the total to 115,197.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it has conducted 112,196 additional COVID-19 tests which revealed 1,077 new cases.

MoHAP also noted an additional 1,502 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19