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India took all necessary steps in time to combat coronavirus: Union Minister Harsh Vardhan

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India took all the necessary steps well in time to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday, asserting that the country has done well in dealing with the disease and is confident of doing better in the months to come.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally monitored the situation and ensured a preemptive, proactive and graded response, leaving no stones unturned to contain the deadly virus from spreading, Vardhan said, addressing the 73rd World Health Assembly via video conferencing.

India undertook the Covid-19 challenge with the highest level of political commitment, he added.

Therapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines for the whole world is the only way out of this pandemic, Vardhan asserted.