India's military salutes virus workers with rose petals, flypasts

Helicopters showered masked health workers with rose petals and jets roared across the skies Sunday as India's military paid tribute to frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. In one of the first of several gestures on Sunday, petals fell on to the upturned faces of medical personnel clad in protective gear while an army band played patriotic tunes including "Jai Ho" (May victory prevail) from the popular "Slumdog Millionaire" film. "The entire nation stands united in these challenging times," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted Sunday.

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