The IAF fighter jets drop petals at hospitals across the city to express their gratitude for COVID-19 warriors who are battling the pandemic.
New Delhi| In the third significant expression of gratitude to health workers fitting COVID-19, the IAF jets and transport planes shower petals on hospitals and places of national importance while the Navy’s ships will be lit up.
The “gesture of special gratitude” will consist of the Air Force conducting flypasts across the length and breadth of the country, said Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, along with all the three service heads.
He added that another “gesture of special gratitude” will be helicopters showering petals on hospitals and Army bands playing outside medical buildings in most districts.
Officials said that the gesture of gratitude will begin with the showering of flowers at the police memorial in Delhi and in other cities this morning to sanctify police personnel deployed for implementation of the national lockdown.
Across the national capital, from 10:30 am the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) fighter jets from the Western Air Command will drop petals at various hospitals.
Military aircraft will drop petals at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital and Kasturba Gandhi Hospital, among others in Mumbai.
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Previously, India expressed gratitude for health workers when Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to clap for them from their balconies. Weeks later, again on PM’s request India expressed solidarity with turning off lights and lighting candles.
The total cases of COVID-19 surged to 37,776, the Health Ministry said, adding that 1,223 deaths linked to the highly infectious novel coronavirus have been recorded so far.
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May 3, 9.27 AM:
Two IAF C-130J Super Hercules’ Flypast Over Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh
#WATCH Two IAF C-130J Super Hercules special operations transport aircraft fly over Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. The aircraft took off from Srinagar,J&K and will fly all the way to Trivandrum in Kerala to show gratitude towards COVID-19 warriors. pic.twitter.com/iFGSrbFGq0
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 9.32 AM:
Chopper of the Indian Air Force showers flower petals on the Police War Memorial in Delhi.
Delhi: Chopper of the Indian Air Force showers flower petals on the Police War Memorial in order to express gratitude and appreciation towards the police officials#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/HTr0K7zt2h
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
#WATCH IAF chopper showers flower petals on the Police War Memorial in order to express to pay tribute to police officials for their contribution in the fight against COVID19 pandemic#Delhi pic.twitter.com/XmKDBOAtfJ
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 10.00 AM:
Haryana: Indian Army band performs outside Government Hospital, Panchkula to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/BbLw8S3hsh
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 10.05 AM:
#WATCH IAF chopper holds flypast over Government Hospital, Panchkula; Indian Army band performs outside the hospital to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19.#Panchkula pic.twitter.com/PKut0f3czf
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 10.10 AM:
#WATCH: Navy chopper showers flower petals on Goa Medical College in Panaji to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/fhIz1pQlpM
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May 3, 10.25 AM:
Delhi: Indian Air Force aircraft flypast over Rajpath to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers in fighting COVID19 pic.twitter.com/EsYWLWy3C5
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May 3, 10.30 AM:
#WATCH IAF's Su-30 aircraft flypast in Mumbai to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers in fighting COVID19 pic.twitter.com/aQcX1ypKbs
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 10.33 AM:
Mumbai: Indian Air Force aircraft SU-30 flypast Marine Drive to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers in fighting #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/YG1vEBen0d
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 10.37 AM:
#WATCH Indian Air Force pays aerial salute to all frontline workers for their contribution in the fight against COVID19 pandemic#Delhi pic.twitter.com/2Tq43UdujU
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May 3, 10.40 AM:
#WATCH Indian Air Force aircraft shower flowers on King George's Medical University in Lucknow to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/idIGNnM2Wj
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 3, 2020
May 3, 10.45 AM:
#WATCH Indian Air Force aircraft flypast Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhubaneswar to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19. #Odisha pic.twitter.com/ZjcqO7kTe1
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 10.50 AM:
#WATCH Indian Air Force aircraft showers flower petals on Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru to express gratitude towards health workers for their contribution in the fight against #COVID19 pandemic. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/bkBfj80kqk
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.06 AM:
#WATCH IAF chopper showers petals on Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, to pay tribute to healthcare workers fighting COVID19 pandemic pic.twitter.com/e2fUQniyaY
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.10 AM:
Mumbai: Indian Air Force helicopter showers flowers on the staff of Indian Navy’s INHS Asvini in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/KSqAAmSNZU
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.13 AM:
INS Jalashwa in the Bay of Bengal saluting the #CoronaWarriors including doctors, nurses, other health workers, sanitation staff and police personnel fighting against the COVID19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/OslZSCuATS
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.18 AM:
#WATCH: Indian Air Force chopper showers flower petals on Chirayu Medical College & Hospital in Bhopal to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19. #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/fi0AtFh2Uk
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.25 AM:
Meghalaya: Indian Air Force aircraft flypast Civil Hospital in Shillong to express gratitude towards health workers for their contribution in the fight against #COVID19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/15bDBR58pE
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.30 AM:
Indian Air Force chopper holds flypast over SNM hospital in Leh to pay tribute to healthcare workers fighting against COVID19 pandemic#Ladakh pic.twitter.com/I8SVHJz2FR
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.37 AM:
Delhi: Representatives of Tri-Service Chiefs- Maj Gen Alok Kacker, Rear Admiral McCarthy and Air Vice Marshal PK Ghosh paid tribute at National Police Memorial today. pic.twitter.com/eHtQhtsIBm
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.40 AM:
#WATCH: Indian Air Force aircraft flypast Sawai Maansingh Hospital in Jaipur to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19. #Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/jiGPTM8dlF
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.43 AM:
Delhi: Indian Air Force chopper showers flower petals on Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital to pay tribute to healthcare workers fighting against COVID19 pandemic pic.twitter.com/TLyYe2zYx4
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
May 3, 11.50 AM:
Delhi: Indian Air Force chopper showers flower petals on RML hospital to pay tribute to healthcare workers fighting against COVID19 pandemic pic.twitter.com/Cc68Sl5Uxj
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020
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