Setting the agenda for the #SalutingTheCovidHeroes Townhall, Prannoy Roy said that the country was emerging from an excruciating fight against the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. He highlighted that despite a huge physical, mental and emotional toll on most people, what stood out during this difficult period was the spirit of the frontline workers who continued to do their job undeterred despite the unprecedented scale of the crisis.