National Doctors’ day: Chennai docs make dance video requesting people to mask up, get vaccinated

Grooving to the popular Tamil song Shakalaka baby, with lyrics re-written to suit the COVID theme, the team is seen performing at the Rela Hospital, Chennai.

Chennai: On the occasion of  National Doctors' Day, which falls on July 1, a group of medical professionals from Chennai have made a dance video to create awareness among the masses. Centered around the theme of COVID-19, the song urges people to continue to wear masks, while also take their jabs, given the impending danger of a possible third wave of the pandemic.  Grooving to the popular Tamil song Shakalaka baby, with lyrics re-written to suit the COVID theme, the team is seen performing their moves in their workplace- the Rela Hospital, Chennai. The lines crooned by Hiranya, a medical student, warn the people to not get caught (infected) by COVID-19. Then it goes on to question people about mask-wearing hesitancy and anti-vaxxers.