Discipline must to fight Covid, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 26

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said individual alertness and discipline are a big strength of the country in the fight against the Omicron variant of Covid.

Mann ki baat: Collective strength the key

It is our collective strength which will defeat Covid. We have to enter 2022 with this sense of responsibility. Crossing the 140 million vax dose mark is an achievement of each and every Indian. Narendra Modi, PM

In his “Mann Ki Baat” radio broadcast, Modi said India has done an “unprecedented” work in its inoculation drive if its vaccination numbers are compared with global figures. He, however, also asked people to maintain caution against the new variant of the virus.

“The Omicron variant is being constantly reviewed by our scientists. Every day, they are getting new data and steps are being taken based on their suggestions,” Modi said.

Individual alertness and discipline are a “big strength” of the country in the fight against the new variant of coronavirus, he said.

“It is our collective strength which will defeat Covid. We have to enter 2022 with this sense of responsibility,” said the Prime Minister.

“Crossing the 140 million vaccine doses is an achievement of each and every Indian. This shows the trust of every Indian in the system,” he added.

In his address, Modi also paid tribute to Group Captain Varun Singh, who died last week after battling for life for several days after a chopper crash on December 8 that killed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and other personnel.

“He inspired millions of Indians,” Modi said.

The Prime Minister also spoke about Arunachal Pradesh’s conservation efforts and said it was praiseworthy that the people of the state were willing to surrender their airguns to save birds.

So far, more than 1,600 airguns have been surrendered.