AMN / WEB DESK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave a new mantra of “Jahan Bimar, Vahin upchar” in the fight against COVID pandemic.
He said that we have to secure our children from the clutches of this pandemic and get ourselves prepared for this fight.
The Prime Minister was interacting with the doctors and doctors, para medical staff and frontline workers of his constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh today.
Mr Modi said that our fight is against a regular face changing and cunning virus and we need to prepare ourselves for this.
Emphasizing on the need for vaccination, the Prime Minister said that we must get ourselves vaccinated when the turn comes and must make vaccination a collective responsibility. He said that the importance of Yoga and AYUSH in the fight against this virus is proving now worldwide.
Praising the Varanasi Model in fight with the pandemic, the PM said that everybody in the country is talking about the way the city fought with this pandemic. New machines for testing, facilities for oxygen supply and other health infrastructure related things have become an example for others.
Addressing the event, the Prime Minister 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.
He especially mentioned ‘Kashi Kavach’ and said that it is also an innovative experiment of the administration which is helping people get the facility of telemedicine, medicines and other related things necessary for fighting against this pandemic.
He said, it is not the time for rest, instead we have to fight a long battle with COVID in the Varanasi and other rural areas of Purvanchal.
During the interaction, the doctors and officials of Varanasi thanked the Prime Minister for his continuous and proactive leadership that helped in ramping up health infrastructure and ensured adequate supply of necessary medications and critical equipment like ventilators and oxygen concentrators. The Prime Minister was informed about the efforts undertaken in the last one month to contain the spread of Covid, vaccination status, and the ongoing steps and plans to prepare the district for future challenges. The doctors also informed the Prime Minister that they have been vigilant about the threat of Mucormycosis and have already taken steps and created facilities for the management of the disease.