Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 pm today, informed the Prime Minister's Office.

"Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 pm today, 7 June," tweeted the PMO. This comes amid the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of India's vaccination drive, where he was briefed about the current availability of vaccines and the roadmap for ramping it up. He was also apprised about the efforts undertaken to help various vaccine manufacturers ramp up the production of vaccines.

The Prime Minister also reviewed the status of vaccination coverage in healthcare workers as well as front-line workers.