PM bats for doorstep treatment of coronavirus; fights back tears

In a meeting with doctors, an emotional Modi talks about lives that have been lost to the virus

There’s a need to bring the treatment of Covid-19 to the patients’ doorsteps, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Varanasi’s paramedical and health workers in a videoconference on Friday, where he fought back tears while talking about the lives lost to the virus.

“Jahan bimar wahan upchar (treatment where the patient is located)... If the treatment is taken to the sick, it will bring down the pressure on the health system.” Modi said.

The fight against Covid-19 is long with no room for complacency, he said, urging the health workers to focus on the rural areas.

Modi said that vaccination was the collective responsibility