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National Doctor's Day 2020: History, significance- here's all you need to know

The first National Doctor's day was celebrated in July 1991.

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Like every year, the country is observing the Doctor's Day on July 1 to honour the contributions of the doctors. The first National Doctor's day was celebrated in July 1991. 

This day, people thank doctors for their selfless service and pay their tribute to them. 

The National Doctor's Day is celebrated in the memory of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, a former Chief Minister of West Bengal and a well-known physician. He was born on July 1, 1882, and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years.

Dr Roy was honoured with the country’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, on February 4, 1961. In 1991, India started celebrating the National Doctor's Day in honour of Dr Roy as a great physician.

Doctor’s Day is observed on different dates across the world, in the United States, it is observed on March 30, on the August 23 in Iran and in Cuba on December 3.

While this year, due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, it has been particularly hard on medical professionals. The hard work and dedication of the doctors since the start of the pandemic has been praiseworthy. 

COVID-19 pandemic has kept the world in a tough and Doctors, along with other frontline warriors are relentlessly serving the nation to put a halt to the spreading virus. 

On National Doctor`s Day (July 1), we are bound to honour every selfless doctor and extend our contribution to shifting the narrative by bringing more number of recovery rates during the pandemic. 

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