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NF Railway, UNICEF Assam join hands to spread awareness on Covid-19

The collaboration is for three months
Last Updated 07 June 2021, 16:53 IST

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and Unicef, Assam on Monday formally joined hands to spread awareness about the safety norms to be followed in order to prevent further spread of Covid-19.

As part of the collaboration, 36 railway stations (14 under Rangiya Railway division, 13 under Tinsukia division, and nine under the Lumding railway division) across Assam will disseminate information on Covid-19 and related topics, starting with the Guwahati and Kamakhya Railway stations.

This collaboration aims to support ongoing efforts by Assam health department and the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam.

"Information on Covid-19 that has been disseminated by the government, including types of masks to use, Covid appropriate behaviour, vaccines, mental health, home isolation and care, strains of the virus, helpline numbers, among others, would be placed at the entry and exit gates, platforms, foot bridges and waiting rooms of the railway stations, along with 20 coaches at the Guwahati railway station that have been converted into temporary isolation wards," said a statement issued by NFR and Unicef, Assam.

Anshul Gupta, General Manager, NFR said in a statement, “Railways is making all efforts in the fight against Covid-19. We are running Oxygen Express trains for supply of oxygen to the states, operating special Covid Care Centers in our hospitals for treatment of positive patients and have provided coaches for isolation of patients whenever required. In this fight, awareness is the most important tool. Northeast Frontier Railway is running awareness campaigns in its jurisdiction to make people aware about Covid appropriate behavior. This joint initiative with UNICEF, Assam will go a long way in educating lakhs of people using railway premises regularly and will help restrict the spread of Covid-19 to a great extent.”

According to UNICEF Assam’s Chief of Field Office, Dr Madhulika Jonathan, “The current scenario can be overcome only with active participation from citizens. As per research, we know that Covid-19 spreads through the aerosols of an infected person, and it can spread fast. However, new mutants can also increase the rate and severity of the infection. In both the situations, it is important to prevent the spread by following Covid appropriate behaviour and taking vaccine when your turn comes. Therefore, a need exists to sensitise the general public about various aspects to be adhered to in this fight against Covid-19,” Jonathan said.

The collaboration is for three months.

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(Published 07 June 2021, 16:53 IST)

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