or the past two months, lakhs of our people have been selflessly serving others day and night, without caring about themselves," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Thursday's address to the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic.
"On Sunday, at exactly 5 pm, we all stand at the doors, balconies and windows of our homes, and give them all a five-minute standing ovation. We clap our hands, beat our plates and ring our bells to boost their morale and salute their service," he said.
As the nation gears up to rise in gratitude, Mail Today finds out how emergency service people are working tirelessly to flatten the Corona curve and what keeps them going.
Doctors, paramedics and nurses across Delhi-NCR, like elsewhere in the country, are risking their lives to ensure that the disease doesn't spread from patients to family members and others.
DELHI
And among the frontline Corona Warriors are those who deal with passengers arriving at airports. A team of 120 personnel, including doctors and paramedical staffers from the Airport Health Organisation (APHO), works in four shifts at Terminal 3 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport where they are responsible for conducting thermal scanning of passengers coming from foreign countries.
Most of these officials are involved in face-to-face contact with passengers that poses risks for themselves. A slight mistake or negligence could prove hazardous for them and others.
"Challenge is to ensure that we do not catch the virus. Back home after office, I make sure that distance is maintained with family members. Thankfully, my wife and other family members support me. We avoid contact with each other, especially with senior citizens and kids as much as possible," said an APHO member. Every time an official leaves the airport for home, he/she has to go for a medical check-up.
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or the past two months, lakhs of our people have been selflessly serving others day and night, without caring about themselves," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Thursday's address to the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic.
"On Sunday, at exactly 5 pm, we all stand at the doors, balconies and windows of our homes, and give them all a five-minute standing ovation. We clap our hands, beat our plates and ring our bells to boost their morale and salute their service," he said.
As the nation gears up to rise in gratitude, Mail Today finds out how emergency service people are working tirelessly to flatten the Corona curve and what keeps them going.
Doctors, paramedics and nurses across Delhi-NCR, like elsewhere in the country, are risking their lives to ensure that the disease doesn't spread from patients to family members and others.
DELHI
And among the frontline Corona Warriors are those who deal with passengers arriving at airports. A team of 120 personnel, including doctors and paramedical staffers from the Airport Health Organisation (APHO), works in four shifts at Terminal 3 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport where they are responsible for conducting thermal scanning of passengers coming from foreign countries.
Most of these officials are involved in face-to-face contact with passengers that poses risks for themselves. A slight mistake or negligence could prove hazardous for them and others.
"Challenge is to ensure that we do not catch the virus. Back home after office, I make sure that distance is maintained with family members. Thankfully, my wife and other family members support me. We avoid contact with each other, especially with senior citizens and kids as much as possible," said an APHO member. Every time an official leaves the airport for home, he/she has to go for a medical check-up.