
COVID-19 information centre launched
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Backward Classes Minister S.S. Sivasankar on Tuesday stressed the role of NGOs in aiding government’s effort to battle COVID-19.In a virtual address to mark the launch of a COVID-19 care information c
Backward Classes Minister S.S. Sivasankar on Tuesday stressed the role of NGOs in aiding government’s effort to battle COVID-19. In a virtual address to mark the launch of a COVID-19 care information centre by ‘Savenation-Tamil Nadu,’ an NGO in Madurai, he said such measures would be useful for the needy in this hour of medical emergency. The government alone could not deliver to those in need of assistance. Such initiatives by NGOs would motivate people rather than pushing them into depression or other kinds of illness, he said. Frontline Editor R. Vijayashankar said there was plenty of information on social media on COVID-19. While most people were not able to discern, NGOs could guide them. People would benefit through proper dissemination of information.
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