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The government has launched helpline numbers and email addresses that one can approach in case of issues related to Covid-19 or for general information on the disease.
- National Helpline Number: +91-11-23978046 or 1075
- National Helpline Email ID: ncov2019@gov.in
- National Twitter Handle: @CovidNewsByMIB
- WHO WhatsApp Number: +41 798931892 (English)
For a list of helpline numbers specific to States, please see the table given below(( Coronavirus Helpline Number, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, accessed at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf.))
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How is the Government taking action against Covid-19?
The Central and State Governments took several actions to control the spread of the disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, and the Disaster Management Act, 2005 like restricting spread and movement by enforcing lockdowns or curfews and other measures.
What is Covid-19 ?
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus i.e. severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in March, 2020, Covid-19 is associated with symptoms like fever, dry cough and tiredness.