PM Modi breaks down during meet with doctors, frontline workers of Varanasi
Coronavirus India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, while interacting with doctors and officials of Varanasi, broke down while remembering those who died due to COVID-19.
PM Narendra Modi underscored the importance of continuous training of the manpower fighting Covid-19 and advised the officials and doctors to conduct training sessions and webinars, especially for the paramedical staff and doctors serving in the rural areas. He also asked the officials to work towards bringing down vaccine wastage in the district.
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He commended the work done by the doctors, nurses, technicians, ward boys, ambulance drivers, and other frontline health workers of Kashi. He paid tributes to all those who lost their loved ones.
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He praised the speed with which the number of oxygen and ICU beds has been increased in such a short time in Banaras and the way the Pandit Rajan Mishra Kovid Hospital has been activated at such short notice.
He expressed happiness that the Integrated Covid command system in Varanasi worked very well and said Varanasi's example inspires the world.
The Prime Minister provided a new mantra in Covid Management: ‘Jahan Bimar Wahan Upchar'. He remarked that bringing the treatment to the patient’s doorstep will reduce the burden on the health system. The Prime Minister also hailed the initiative of micro containment zones and appreciated the home delivery of medicines.
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