Together we shall conquer Covid- 19: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan tells doctors

Hyderabad: "Doctors need not get demoralised with the sporadic malign social media postings. We are all with you. Doctors are doing an extremely commendable job in the battle against the Covid-19," said Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.

Lauding the efforts of the doctors and other medical fraternity, the Governor, who herself is a doctor said that doctors are taking care of patients without bothering about risk to them and their families.

She interacted with the eminent doctors and superintendents of different Covid hospitals through a video conference from the Raj Bhavan, here, on Wednesday on the occasion of the National Doctor's day.

"On this very special occasion of National Doctor's Day, I salute the bravery and kind heartedness shown by the doctors and other staff who are on Covid duties," Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan said.

The Governor also said that she was emotionally connected to the entire doctors' fraternity and assured that the whole government machinery and administration are with them in these testing times.

Most of the doctors who interacted with the Governor stated that they are getting encouraged by the kind words and appreciation from her.

Similarly, many Padma award winning doctors have highlighted the importance of creating more public awareness in the prevention of the Covid-19 spread. They have also extended their gratitude to the Governor for being with them and personally visiting them at the NIMS.

Some of the suggestions from the doctors included better public awareness, strict adherence of preventive measures, politicians avoiding public gatherings in their visits, personal hygiene, nutritious diet, regular yoga and physical exercises.

Earlier, the Governor offered floral tributes to the portrait of Bharat Ratna Dr BC Roy whose birth anniversary is being celebrated as the National Doctor's Day on July 1st every year.

Eminent doctors Dasari Prasada Rao, Narendra Nath Lavu, Allampur Sai Baba Goud, C Venkata S Ram, Manjula Anagoni, Raghuram Pillareshetty, Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale, Mohd Abdul Waheed participated in the video conference.

The superintendents or the State hospital chiefs who took part in the conference include Gandhi Hospital's Dr Raja Rao; Osmania Hospital's Dr Nagender, Fever Hospital's Dr Shankar, Chest Hospital's Dr Mohd Mahaboob Khan.