‘Adherence to COVID protocols at all times is dharma’
The Hindu
Vice-President pats physicians of Indian origin at global health summit
With the increase in number of COVID-19 cases and the Omicron variant, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday described adherence to COVID-19 protocols at all times as ‘dharma’, and urged putting into practice lessons from past experiences in dealing with the pandemic.
The Vice-President was speaking at the 15th Global Health Summit organised by American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), where he highlighted the contribution of India, Indian medical professionals, and said that physicians of Indian origin have gained a formidable reputation in their respective fields.
“We must consider it our dharma to follow COVID protocol at all times and secure ourselves and our community. We should also encourage those who are unvaccinated in our family to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest,” he said, and observed that in the past two years, the pandemic had challenged healthcare systems across the country.
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