PM Modi visits hospital as India hits 100 crore Covid vax milestone

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in New Delhi as the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed the 100 crore mark. During his visit, Prime Minister Modi held interaction with beneficiaries, healthcare and frontline workers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in New Delhi as the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed the 100 crore mark on October 21, 2021. Credit: PIB Photo

During his visit, Prime Minister Modi held interaction with beneficiaries, healthcare and frontline workers. In this photo, PM Modi is seen interacting with a guard at the hospital. Credit: PIB Photo

Modi interacted with a wheelchair-bound beneficiary, who had come to get her vaccine dose, about her hobbies. Credit: PIB Photo

For the beneficiary's mother, it was

PM Modi also interacted with healthcare workers. Jasmeet Singh, a healthcare worker, said the prime minister asked him of her working experience. Credit: PIB Photo

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with health care workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of frontline workers (FLWs) started from February 2. The next phase of Covid-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions. Credit: PIB Photo