Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan today exhorted Delhi government to implement Prime Minister's Jan Andolan successfully to blunt the momentum of COVID by the end of the year.<br />'' <br />''The Minister today interacted with Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain in the presence of senior officials, Mayors, Municipal Commissioners and District Magistrates of the city.<br />'' <br />''Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for initiating the Jan Andolan movement to make the last citizen aware of the virtues of wearing masks, physical distancing and hand washing, Dr. Harsh Vardhan highlighted that the whole of government approach has helped the country curb the COVID crisis effectively. He urged the officers to instil COVID appropriate behaviour among the masses and blunt the momentum of the infectious disease by the end of the year, so that it loses its potency.<br />'' <br />''Comparing the COVID trajectory of Delhi with that of the country, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, the recovery rate of the country is currently more than 92 per cent while that of Delhi is 89 per cent. He said, against a national case fatality rate of 1.49 per cent, Delhi continues to have a fatality rate of 1.71 per cent. The Minister expressed particular concern over the surge in number of cases and the high positivity rate in the North, Central, North East, East, North West and South East districts of Delhi.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He also reiterated the government's commitment to vaccinate 20 to 25 Crore citizens including those involved in frontline healthcare by mid-2021. </span><br />