Amid the prevailing gloom across the nation due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Armed has decided to salute and show solidarity to the corona warriors in India on Sunday. As of 11.45 pm (IST) on May 2, the total number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases reached 37,776 with death toll mounting to 1,223 across the country.

On May 1, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, in a brief with the tri-services chiefs, announced that the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force (IAF), and the Indian Navy will organise multiple events that will highlight the nation's support towards the warriors.The corona warriors include those who have been fighting the deadly pandemic in a bid to keep the citizens of India safe. They include the healthcare fraternity, hygiene and sanitation staff, medical staff, police personnel, and media personnel.Events like flypast by fighter and transport aircraft of the IAF from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, and from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kutch in Gujarat will take place on Sunday. The helicopters from IAF and Navy will shower flower petals on the hospitals treating coronavirus COVID-19 patients.

The Navy and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) will move ships in formations at sea at select locations while Army bands shall visit COVID-19 hospitals and play tunes outside the hospitals in an expression of gratitude to the corona warriors.

In Thiruvananthapuram, the Indian Coast Guard is preparing to illuminate their ships on Saturday and Sunday. At 10 am on Sunday, IAF helicopter will shower flower petals over two hospitals. In Gujarat, the South Western Air Command (SWAC) has planned two flower petal drop sorties over two hospitals in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar between 9 am to 10 am.