TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the world will not be the same after Covid-19 and noted that the events in the future will be remembered as either pre or post-Covid. Delivering the keynote address on the occasion of “Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations” on Buddha Purnima, the prime minister expressed gratitude towards the frontline and healthcare workers who were selflessly risking their lives every day in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and also extended condolences to those who lost their dear ones to the deadly viral infection.
Prime Minister noted that the pandemic has impacted every nation across the world and left a huge economic impact as well. “Our planet will not be the same after Covid-19. In the times to come, we will certainly remember events as either pre-Covid or post-Covid,” he said.
However, he added that there have been noteworthy changes in the country and across the globe as well, and said, “India is proud of its scientists who worked for vaccines. I once again salute our frontline healthcare workers, doctors, nurses who selflessly risk their lives every day to serve others in need, to those who have suffered and lost their dear ones. I extend condolences,” he added.