New Delhi, December 26:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed the power of self-awareness and self-discipline to fight Omicron, the latest variant of the coronavirus, while addressing the 84th episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat.
“We must remember that a new variant of Covid-19 Omicron has knocked on our doors. To defeat this global pandemic our effort as citizens is important,” PM Modi said in the last edition of the monthly radio programme of this year.
He said scientists in the country are constantly studying the new Omicron variant. “Every day they are getting new data, their suggestions are being worked on,” he said.
“In such a case, self-awareness and self-discipline are the powers the country has against this variant of Corona. Only our collective strength will defeat Corona and it is with this sense of responsibility that we have to enter 2022,” he added.
The Prime Minister’s comments came as 422 cases of the Omicron variant were reported in India on Sunday and 6,987 more people tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), pushing the country’s tally to 34,786,802.
In his last episode of Mann Ki Baat, broadcast on November 28, the Prime Minister had lauded the armed forces for the completion of 50 years of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.
