Bhubaneswar, Aug 5: Odisha today offered an one-minute silent prayer to pay tributes to the COVID Warriors who have sacrificed their lives while serving the people to save from the pandemic.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led the silent prayer at 6 PM today in honour of Covid Warriors, which was followed by oath taking that reminds all of us to act responsibly and strictly follow COVID-19 guidelines.
On Tuesday, the CM had urged people of the state to observe one minute silence tomorrow at 6PM to pay tributes to the corona warriors.
“Human race is going through one of the toughest situations as COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the human race like nothing before and every country is facing a very serious situation. India is also facing the cruel onslaught as we are adding more than 50,000 new cases every day,” the CM had said.
It is the highest daily addition by any country which shows how serious the situation is in our country. There is no room for complacency. We are almost five months into the fight and the people of Odisha are fighting this pandemic in the best possible manner, he said.
“Tomorrow Odisha will cross 25,000 recoveries. This is a momentous occasion in our fight against COVID-19. Together, we have been able to save more lives than in other parts of the country. Our fatality rate is one of the lowest in the country,” Patnaik had said.