Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed gratitude to the “phenomenal nurses working round the clock” to keep the planet healthy, on International Nurses Day. He also thanked the nurses for their effort towards defeating COVID-19, caused by a highly contagious novel coronavirus.”International Day of the Nurse is a special day to express gratitude to the phenomenal nurses working round the clock to keep our planet healthy. Presently, they are doing great work towards defeating COVID-19. We are extremely grateful to the nurses and their families,” the Prime Minister tweeted.International Nurses Day is celebrated every year on May 12 to mark the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale – widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing – highlighting the importance of nurses in the healthcare sector.
