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New Delhi : On the occasion of National Doctors Day on July 1, 2021, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey planted a sapling on the premises of the Ministry and paid obeisance in remembrance of fallen Covid Warriors.
Choubey noted that nobody would ever forget the daring sacrifices made by doctors in their line of duty during the Covid-19 Pandemic. He observed that although the job of a doctor is of prime importance in any society, the example set by doctors and other healthcare workers in their dedication to society all through the Pandemic including the present is unmatched in scope, according to a PIB release.
Choubey also paid homage to the memory of eminent medical practitioner and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy on July 1, 2021. National Doctors Day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Roy.