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Covid-19 Awareness
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Govt issues advisory on Covid coverage for pvt TV channels

| @indiablooms | May 31, 2021, at 02:30 am
#COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusVaccine #Covid19Awareness

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has issued an advisory for private television channels, seeking their help to spread awareness about the Covid-19 pandemic by flashing four national level helpline numbers.

The government said it aims to spread awareness about three things - Covid treatment protocol, Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccination.

In the advisory, the government said that though the Covid-19 cases are reducing, the number is still high.

"Over the last several months, the government has created awareness through various instrumentalities and media platforms, including print, TV, radio, social media, etc for creating awareness. National helpline numbers for the benefit of the citizens were also created and propagated by the government," the government advisory said.

"In order to further this cause, the private TV channels are advised to promote awareness of the following four national level helpline numbers by way of a ticker or such appropriate ways as they may consider at periodical intervals, especially during prime time," it further added.

The four helpline numbers given by the government are: 1075 (National Helpline no. of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare), 1098 (Child Helpline No. of the Ministry of Women and Child Development), (14567 Senior Citizens Helpline of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) and 08046110007 (Helpline No. of NIMHANS for psychological support).

The government through its Twitter handle @PIBFactCheck stops the spread of misinformation around Covid-19 and the myths around it.

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