Follow Covid protocol as cases rising in many nations: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people to take precautions against Covid-19, as he noted that the infection is spreading in many countries.
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In his last 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast of the year, Modi said many people are on a vacation or will go on one during Christmas and New Year and urged them to follow protocols like wearing masks and washing hands.
The Centre has stepped up measures to tackle any potential crisis, with cases on the rise, especially in China where the lifting of the government’s zero-Covid policy has caused a spread of the pandemic. Modi has also chaired meetings and his government has written to the states to put in place adequate measures to deal with any spurt.
Modi said the outgoing year, 2022, has been inspirational to India in many ways. India carved out a special place for itself in the world with its incredible vaccination doses of over 220 crore and the country becoming the fifth largest global economy, he said.

In his last 'Mann ki Baat' episode of the year, Modi also cited a Tata Memorial Centre's research to assert that the country's traditional methods like yoga and ayurveda are now standing up to the touchstone of evidence-based medicine of the modern era. An intensive research done by this centre has revealed that yoga is very effective for breast cancer patients, he said, noting that it is the first such study. The study shows regular practice of yoga can help reduce the risk of recurrence and death of breast cancer patients by 15 per cent.
“This is the first example of Indian traditional medicine being tested vis a vis the stringent standards of Western methods. Also, this is the first study, in which yoga has been found to improve the quality of life in women affected by breast cancer. Its long term benefits have also come to the fore. The Tata Memorial Center has presented the results of its study at the European Society of Medical Oncology conference in Paris,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister also mentioned the achievements of the Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research established in AIIMS six years ago to validate traditional medical practices. “The center has already published 20 papers in reputed international journals,” he said.