On the occasion of 7th International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Yoga has provided a ray of hope to the people across the world amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. "Yoga is a ray of hope amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the enthusiasm for Yoga has only increased over the last two years," he said while addressing the 7th International Day of Yoga (IDY).

"When the invisible virus of Corona had struck the world, then no country was prepared for it, by any means, be it strength, in the form of resources or mentally. We all have seen that in such difficult times, yoga became a great medium of self-confidence," he said. The Prime Minister further elaborated on how practising Yoga has helped healthcare and frontline workers protect not just themselves from the coronavirus, but also helped their patients.