Chennai, July 2 (UNI) A four-day awareness campaign on Covid
appropriate behavior was launched by Tamil Nadu Medical and
Family Welfare Minister Ma.Subramanian here on Friday.
The campaign was jointly organised by UNICEF, Directorate of
Public Health, Greater Chennai Corporation and Press Information
Bureau, Chennai.
Ten mini vans with posters and loudspeakers to announce Covid
Appropriate Behaviours (CAB) were flagged off by the Minister
before the event.
These vans will move around crowded residential areas and market
places in the city for the next four days during the four-day
campaign that would conclude on July five.
As part of the awareness program volunteers will also reach out to
the public with key messages to strictly adopt CAB and motivate
them to get vaccinated.
The volunteers would also distribute pamphlets to reinforce the
message urging people to wear mask, frequently wash their hands
with soap, use sanitizer and maintain physical distancing and also
avoid crowded places to control the surge of cases.
Health Secretary, Dr J Radhakrishnan, PIB Chennai ADG M Annadurai,
Director of Public Health Dr Selvavinayagam, UNICEF TN Chief Sugata,
Dr Arun Kumar, WHO, Dr V.Vijayalakshmi, JD Public Health and
B.Gurubabu, Director, PIB, Chennai also participated in the event.
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