DK Zilla Panchayat asks gram panchayats to form task force to combat spread of COVID-19
The Hindu
The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has asked its all gram panchayats to constitute a village task force each to check the threat of COVID-19 from upsurging again.
The ZP Chief Executive Officer Kumar said that the task force will be headed by the Panchayat Development Officer. In addition, it will have the village accountant, an anganwadi worker, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA), and a gram panchayat member. The task force will have to create awareness among people in the jurisdiction of their respective panchayats to take COVID-19 vaccine, wear masks in public places, and to take other precautionary measures. It will have to monitor whether people are wearing masks in public places. The task force will have to ensure that all precautionary measures are taken to contain the spread of infection.
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