In his interaction with Chief Ministers of several states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday warned that the COVID-19 crisis has not yet been overcome, stressing the importance of prioritising administration of vaccines to every eligible child at the earliest and the need to ensure COVID-appropriate behaviour in public places.

"Schools have reopened in the country after a long time. In such a situation, families are concerned about rising COVID-19 cases. It is our priority to inoculate all eligible children as soon as possible," said Modi.

To achieve the said goal, the prime minister said that there was a need to run special campaigns over COVID-19 vaccination in schools. "We need to ensure that parents and teachers are aware of such initiative," he added.

"Despite managing the COVID crisis well as compared to other countries, we can see cases uptick in states now. We have to stay alert. It's clear that the COVID challenge has yet not been surpassed," the prime minister said.