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PM meets CDS, reviews preparations of armed forces to deal with covid-19 wave
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and reviewed the preparations undertaken by the armed forces to deal with the second wave of covid-19 infections, a government statement said.In addition to deploying additional medical officers, doctors and nurses at hospitals, the armed forces were aiming to make military-grade medical infrastructure available to civilians, Rawat said.“The CDS briefed the Prime Minister that all medical personnel from armed forces who have retired or taken premature retirement in the last two years are being recalled to work in covid facilities within proximity of their present place of residence," the government statement said.“Other medical officers