India’s coronavirus fight people driven; gets great strength from Covid warriors: PM Modi

New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday launched a public awareness drive as part of its fight against COVID-19, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministerial colleagues asking people to follow precautions like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.The start of a ‘jan andolan’ (mass movement) campaign comes in view of upcoming festivals, winter season and opening up of the economy, as a lack of adherence to recommended precautions can increase cases of the infection.Modi said India’s coronavirus fight is people-driven and gets great strength from its COVID warriors. He also urged the masses to unite to fight the virus.Home Minister Amit Shah said a global pandemic like COVID-19 can be fought only when all countrymen come together.Using the hashtag ‘Unite2FightCorona’, Prime Minister Modi tweeted,”We have to continue the momentum and protect our citizens from the virus.””Let us #Unite2FightCorona! Let us always remember: Wear a mask. Wash hands. Follow social distancing. Practice ‘Do Gaj Ki Doori.’ Together, we will succeed. Together, we will win against COVID-19,” he said in another tweet.Modi appealed to people to follow social distancing norms and expressed confidence that the fight against the pandemic will be won.Collective efforts have helped save many lives, the prime minister said.Shah urged people to join the mass awareness campaign launched by Modi and play a key role in making India free of this pandemic.Wearing mask, maintaining distance of two yards and frequently washing hands are the only three mantras to protect oneself from the coronavirus, he said.Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar echoed similar views, saying these precautions are our “security shield” as the country unlocks and marches towards becoming ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.He asked people to keep following “COVID-appropriate behaviour”.In a tweet, BJP president J P Nadda thanked Modi for his call for a mass movement against the pandemic and said everyone will follow his suggestions.Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to everyone to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public movement against COVID-19 and said a global pandemic can be fought only when all the countrymen come together.Shah also said there are only three mantras to protect ourselves from the coronavirus — wearing a mask, practising two meters of social distancing and washing hands frequently — as suggested by the prime minister.”A global pandemic like COVID-19 can be fought only when all the countrymen come together. Let us all unite to fight against it by joining this mass movement started by PM Modi and play an important role in making India COVID-19 free by making everyone aware of this pandemic,” he said in tweets in Hindi.Appealing everyone to follow the three principles, the home minister said these steps will “not only keep yourself safe but also to keep your family, friends and colleagues safe from COVID-19″.The prime minister has said India’s coronavirus fight is people-driven and gets great strength from its COVID warriors and he has urged people to follow COVID- appropriate behaviour.”We have to continue the momentum and protect our citizens from the virus,” the PM tweeted using the hashtag ‘Unite2FightCorona’.”Let us #Unite2FightCorona! Let us always remember: Wear a mask. Wash hands. Follow social distancing. Practice Do Gaj Ki Doori.’ Together, we will succeed. Together, we will win against COVID-19,” Modi said in another tweet.