Watch: PM Modi chokes up while paying tribute to people killed by Covid-19

PM Narendra Modi interacted with doctors, nurses and paramedical staff working in UP's Varanasi. The Prime Minister paid tribute to those who died in the second wave of Covid-19. PM Modi choked with emotion while thanking doctors, frontline workers during a video conference. He lauded the medics and said it is commendable how they came together against Covid. “I thank our doctors, nurses and all other healthcare workers for their services. Despite relentless efforts, some of us could not save our family members. This virus claimed the lives of many of our loved ones, my heartfelt tribute to them. We have to fight together on many fronts against the second wave of Covid-19. The second second wave of coronavirus has put the health system under pressure,” he said. India is currently experiencing a devastating second wave of Covid-19, while the healthcare workers have been at the frontline of the fight against the pandemic.