Armed forces salute corona warriors in NE

Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) In a salutation to the frontline COVID-19 warriors, the Indian armed forces on Sunday conducted fly-pasts, band performances and felicitation of healthcare professionals at medical colleges and hospitals in northeastern states.Defence sources said that a helicopter flew to shower petals over Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital while an Air Force band gave a musical salute to the corona warriors in Guwahati.The corona warriors of these medical colleges and hospitals also sang along with the band."The Indian Air Force presented an aerial salute to the Covid-19 warriors, over the Civil Hospital in (Meghalaya capital) Shillong," the sources said.Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma along with doctors applauded the IAF gesture.
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