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              dashboard includes features related to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic based on the daily data updated and published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Information section contains the COVID-19-related information decentralised up to district level. Thematic layers such as COVID-19 health facilities, ICMR Test Labs and Blood Banks are available under this section.
Website link:
http://geoportal.natmo.gov.in/Covid19/
Book chapter on the structure of the coronavirus by RRI
Scientists from Raman Research Institute (RRI), an autonomous institute funded by the DST, Government of India have come up with a book chapter that includes general morphological features as well as ultrastructural details with references to structure-function correlation and drug targeting aspects. It will be part of a book on the coronavirus pandemic, its control and treatment as well as its social, political and economic effects on India and the world. Theorists at RRI are writing a popular article titled: “MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR SPREAD OF COVID-19: an explanation for non-scientists” to help clear the confusion and be socially useful.
                                                    Website Link:
https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/covidpublicapr18.pdf
Storytelling through Comic Characters – Vigyan Prasar sensitised
common public on COVID-19 in an engaging way
The COVID-19 pandemic posed multiple prevalent challenges to the entire humanity. In the wake of its outbreak, our lives have changed in ways no one had ever imagined before. All indications are leading to the conclusion that we all would have to learn to live with coronavirus. This required an adjustment to a new normal of several aspects of our day-to-day life. It is only natural to feel scared, stressed and saddened because of it. However, there are measures that we can take to be both physically safe and mentally healthy in these times. Dr B K Tyagi, Senior Scientist at Vigyan Prasar is continuously preparing several interesting awareness material in which the information is depicted with the help of comic characters.
Contact info: bktyagi@vigyanprasar.gov.in
                                                  Website link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HSOsvn2EoewALc-KsqBnnMxqdloiNjEp/view
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