NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 am on Friday, his office said.

His address comes a day after the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses crossed the landmark figure of 100 crore in India.

PM @narendramodi will address the nation at 10 AM today.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 22, 2021

The prime minister had hailed it as history being scripted and, in an opinion piece on Friday, he described India's COVID-19 vaccination drive as a journey from "anxiety to assurance" that has made the country emerge stronger, and credited its success to people's trust in the vaccines despite "various efforts to create mistrust and panic".