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COVID hits distribution of insecticide-treated nets in Bhadradri-Kothagudem
The Hindu
These are critical tools for preventing vector-borne diseases in tribal pockets
The crisis triggered by the second wave of COVID-19 impeded the distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), the critical tools for pre-empting the outbreaks of vector-borne diseases in the district’s interior tribal pockets, ahead of the monsoon season. More than 1.60 lakh LLINs were sanctioned to the tribal-dominated district comprising around 500 “high risk” villages earlier this year under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP).More Related News