Multi-lingual pamphlets
are now part of awareness drives against coronavirus in Kerala, where the state government has stepped up divergent initiatives to contain its spread.
Thinking out of the box in creating awareness on containing and safeguarding against the disease, the district administration in Wayanad, a major tourist centre, on Tuesday released pamphlets on the do's and don'ts on the virus in different languages including foreign languages.
Pamphlets are ready in three foreign languages-- French, Spanish and German and six Indian languages including Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam, official sources here said.
Being a place where tourists from the world over throng, a leaflet in English alone would not be sufficient to all who are from other non-English speaking countries, Europe in particular, authorities said.
Pamphlets in other Indian languages are also ready for distribution targeting north Indian labourers, they said.
District collector Adeela Abdulla said the initiative would go a long way in properly educating and guiding people of different regions to understand and get guided accordingly to not only prevent the spread but to take care ofthemselves.
Developed by Totem Resource Centre in association with the district administration, the first leaflets were released by State Transport minister A K Saseendran at a function held in the collectorate here this morning.
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content
