Published 12:43 IST, October 19th 2020
Watch: Assam medic dances on 'Ghungroo' to make COVID-19 patients happy, netizens applaud
Many doctors worldwide have taken to perform dance routines to relieve panic and stress among coronavirus patients as an assured therapy like Assam doctor.
In a heartfelt gesture to get his COVID-19 patients cheered up and at ease in such bleak times, a medic in Assam shook a leg at the hospital ward to the beats of popular track ‘Ghungroo’ from Bollywood’s action thriller movie War, starring Hritik Roshan. While many doctors worldwide have taken to perform dance routines to relieve panic and stress among coronavirus patients as an assured therapy, Dr. Arup Senapati, an ENT surgeon at Silchar medical college Assam just tried the activity for his patients, clad in a PPE and a face shield.
In the footage, nearly 2 minutes long, the enthusiastic doctor can be seen opting for a more informal approach besides just the therapeutical treatment to positively uplift his patients while still in scrubs and protective gear at the medical facility. he dances, despite the fact that he may have been presumably exhausted post his coronavirus duties. And yet, in some empty space beside the hospital beds, the doctor started to ace applaudable dance moves to ward off the mental and emotional strain, fear, and loneliness that surrounds this disease, given its severe contagion that keeps family away and the mounting death toll. The Internet called the doctor’s initiative as commendable and thanked him and many others for going the extra mile in their fight against the malignant pathogen at the forefront.
Huge appreciation for the medic
With over 268.7k views, the video amassed a huge appreciation for the medic as encouraging comments for the Assam doctor poured in the comments thread. “Dr. Saab, hats off to all of you and you all have shown us the way of life with the selfless service that has been providing to mankind during these hard times,” a commenter said. “What a spirit,” another appreciated. “Salute to these #covidwarriors who is giving every bit of their life to save the people, mankind. There is more to learn from them,” one other said.
Updated 12:42 IST, October 19th 2020