AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy thanked the health care workers and nurses on the occasion of International Nurses Day 2021.

Taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter, the Chief Minister penned a heartfelt note to the nurses around the world and especially in AP.

I would like to wish and wholeheartedly express my gratitude to all my sisters who are serving as nurses in the State for their selfless service in taking care of people affected with the dreaded Coronovirus disease, he said.

YS Jagan International Nurses Day Message in Telugu:

ప్ర‌పంచ వ్యాప్తంగా, ముఖ్యంగా ఏపీలో క‌రోనా మ‌హ‌మ్మారిని ఎదుర్కొంటూ ఎంతోమందికి నిస్వార్థంగా సేవ‌లందిస్తున్నారు నా అక్క‌చెల్లెమ్మ‌లైన న‌ర్సులు. వారంద‌రికీ మ‌న‌స్ఫూర్తిగా అభినంద‌న‌లు, కృత‌జ్ఞ‌త‌లు తెలియ‌జేస్తున్నా.#InternationalNursesDay
— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) May 12, 2021

International Nurses Day|The world celebrates International Nurses day on May 12 and honours nurses for their selfless dedication and service to society. Their role has increased since last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, causing them to work round the clock while putting their lives at risk to save others.

History| In 1953, Dorothy Sunderland, a US health, welfare and education department official, first proposed to proclaim a “Nurse Day” to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The day was first celebrated by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) in 1965. Since 1974, it is being celebrated on May 12 as it marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, known as the founder of modern nursing.

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