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48 percent of people do not know the government helpline number 1075 in case of any visible symptoms of COVID-19
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New Delhi: As the country continues its battle against the second wave of COVID-19 infections, a new survey has shown that 48 percent of people do not know the government helpline number 1075 in case of any visible symptoms of COVID-19.
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New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): As the country continues its battle against the second wave of COVID-19 infections, a new survey has shown that 48 per cent of people do not know the government helpline number 1075 in case of any visible symptoms of COVID-19.
According to the survey conducted by Smile Foundation across 12 states covering a total of 27,216 respondents, almost one in four Indians is unable to protect himself completely from getting infected.
The survey was conducted across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan via telephonic interviews in regional languages encompassing Smile s beneficiaries in underserved areas.