Coronavirus, he said, has brought the role of healthcare and doctors in prominence, with doctors at the forefront of the fight against Covid– 19. Dressed in full body suits, doctors have taken the coronavirus pandemic head-on and helped India through two disastrous waves of the pandemic over a year-and-a-half. India lost over 1,500 doctors to Covid-19 during the pandemic. Dr Jagat Ram Dr Jagat RamProf Ram added that it’s important to remember and commemorate the contributions of the medical fraternity to society, as doctors have made relentless efforts towards improving the overall health status of our country. Dr Kapil Goyal, Department of VirologyAn Associate Professor at the Department of Virology at PGI, Dr Kapil Goyal is working as part of the Covid-19 diagnostic team.

Source: Indian Express July 01, 2021 00:54 UTC