NEW DELHI: Manish Kumar was surrounded by television cameras and microphones for more than an hour at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), with journalists waiting to take a byte from him.As journalists jostled to get a quote from the 34-year-old, they created a crowd that defied most social distancing norms of the covid-19 pandemic, albeit while wearing masks.In fact, the gathering was similar to those present with the likes of newsmakers like Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, NITI Aayog member Vinod K.
Paul and AIIMS director Randeep Guleria who were also present at the hospital at the same time.Kumar, a machine operator at AIIMS’ sanitation department, was the man of the occasion, after all, having become India’s first.