Government doctors serving in Chittoor district are not particularly enthused over the forthcoming National Doctors’ Day, which is celebrated on July 1 across the country.
Doctors fret that the occasion, meant to recognise the contributions of the medical fraternity to society, has been reduced to a gesture of tokenism.
The occasion was observed in a perfunctory manner in the last two years under the grim shadow of the pandemic. Chittoor district bore the brunt of COVID-19, accounting for nearly 2,000 casualties — the highest in the State.
