COVID-19 awareness programme for children in Semmenchery

The children are being taught by students, in association with an NGO, the importance of mask wearing and washing their hands regularly, among other safety norms

In the wake of many children getting infected with COVID-19, a group of college students, along with an NGO, have started creating awareness about basic COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) among adolescents and children below the age of 12 at the Semmenchery resettlement colony. The nine students, from Stella Maris and Patrician College, are pursuing their master’s programmes in social work and have been interning with Thozhamai, an NGO in Semmenchery. Over the last two days they have been creating awareness about basic measures that need to be followed to keep the novel coronavirus at bay.