Thread by @GorwayGlobal

Live tweeting #PMModi's address:

he offers sympathy to thiose who have suffered, as a family member I am with you, he says.
We have to cross this #sankat.
#he pays tribute to all #healthworkers from doctors to sanitation workers.
Once again he praises them for giving up their personal lives and working day/night

Now quoting scriptures. to keet at uit, not to give up, "isi Mantr ko saamner takh kar"
acknowledges the growth in oxygen demand. assures the people that everyone is working hard to ensure that everyone who needs it gets oxygen.
- New oxygen plants
- 1 lakh new cylinders

Now praising the pharma sector . I have spoken to Pharma CEOs, they are all working hard

We are lucky to have a huge pharma sector. The task of increasing hospital beds is proceeding apace. Some cities need more.
India started work on a vaccine even when we had only a few cases. Now India has the world's cheapest vaccine

Our pahrma sector has displayed innovation and enetrprise. we have extended all possible regulatory processes.

Two India-made vaccines. India nowe has the worlds biggest and Fastest vaccineation programme

12 crores shots give.
From 1 may anyone over 18 can be given a vaccine. Half of all vaccine production will be avail to States and Hospitals. vaccines for over 45s will continue to be available in all Govt hospitals.

All our efforts will be towards saving lives. By opening up vaccines to over 18s vaccines will be avail to all. I appeal to states to plan. I want all migrant workers to stay where they are, they will get the vaccine and their jobs will be secure.

PM Modi now compares the state of affairs now and what prevailed last year. Takes credit for all the improvements since then. doctors are saving lives, they have PPE kits, there is a large lab network

He gives creidt to the people for having come this far. Is confident that we will pull through, praises volunteer effort and humanitarian workers. I pay respect to them and call upon more to come forward and help people.

calls upon youths to form local committees to organise communities so that Govts do not need to impose lockdowns. we dont want lockdowns. He appeals to to young people to ensure that no one in their families leave home to go out.

calls upon media to avoid rumours negative news . calls upon States to view lockdown as a Last Resort and use instead micro-lockdowns. recalls that today is last day of Navrathri. invokes Ram Bhagwan. "dawai bhi Kadhai bhi". also notes the 7th day of Ramzan

calls upon everyone to follow Covid protocols. expresses confidence that we can pull through. wishes everyone and every family well. Namaskar

Phew. that was not as scary as some may have feared.

I was translating live so I may have missed some points, misrepresented some. But there was NOTHING NEW in this address. That is good news. It is too little too late.

I'm taking a break now - to go to the gym. it might do me more good.