Community awareness regarding upcoming Covid-19 second wave
An audio clip was also prepared by Department of Community Medicine, CMC Ludhiana in Punjabi language
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Dec 7, 2020 04:38
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Ludhiana: Having shown a decline in daily Covid cases after a peak in September, India has reversed the trend over the past few weeks. So many fresh cases were reported across the country over the past 24 hours, Ludhiana is also expecting to rising trend in the coming days keeping this scenario in mind Covid awareness program is being held by Department of Community Medicine, CMC, Ludhiana in various areas. Public health experts have said the pandemic may evolve given the approaching winter and a slew of festivals, low testing and learn-to-live-with-the-virus attitude. Keeping in mind the above scenario a community awareness program regarding second wave of COVID-19 was held at Field Ganj centre and Prem Nagar of Department of Community Medicine CMC Ludhiana.
The team which organized this community awareness program included Dr. Gurshan Singh Gill, Assistant Professor, Mr. Sohan Masih (MSW), Ms. Anita (ANM), Ms. Ritu (ANM), and Medical interns of Department of Community Medicine CMC Ludhiana. The key messages given in this program to the local shopkeepers and community were that until vaccine is available certain preventive measures such as wearing mask, social distancing and frequent hand washing were effective tools to counter and prevent this COVID-19 infection.
An audio clip was also prepared by Department of Community Medicine, CMC Ludhiana in Punjabi language which enumerated essential protocols and effective ways to prevent COVID-19 infection, Such as wearing of masks, social distancing, frequent hand washing and to contact nearest health facility if a person had fever or breathlessness. People and health workers were also motivated to get tested keeping in mind the rising numbers of cases of COVID-19.
