New Delhi: Today (Sunday) the Indian Army is giving a salute to the warriors fighting the war against the Corona virus. The army is pouring flowers in helicopters at hospitals where corona-infected patients are being treated.
“The aerial salute from the armed forces will be flown as low as 500 meters so that everyone is able to witness the same from the safety of their homes. Military bands all over the country will visit various civil hospitals treating Corona patients to express their gratitude by playing patriotic tunes,”
The events start on Sunday morning with a wreath-laying at the Police Memorial on behalf of all three Service Chiefs to show respect to the sacrifice by police and paramilitary forces.
This was also to assure the nation that inspite of the COVID-19 pandemic, the armed forces were fully prepared to address any type of threat, he stated.
Along with other parts of the country, the doctors, nurses and paramedics of Meghalaya have been delivering their services in the fight against COVID19 risking their lives.
IAF has been contributing towards the national efforts to contain COVID19 by supporting mobility of people and materials including medical supplies both at the international and domestic level.
More than 600 tons of medical supplies and a large number of people have been airlifted including doctors, paramedics and equipment for setting up COVID testing labs, the defence ministry said in a statement.
As gratitude to all the Corona warriors in India, IAF along with sister services is planning to salute these brave warriors of India in its own unique way.
The planned flypast of the aircraft of the Indian Air Force is to salute the brave COVID warriors who have been tirelessly and selflessly working during these unprecedented times of coronavirus pandemic.
