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India Today
|July 12, 2021
The devastating second wave of Covid may have ebbed, but the pandemic is far from being tamed.
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A MOVING FORCE
Launch date: June 5, 2021
Vehicles: Five Innovas
Facilities: Doctor consultation, rapid antigen test, oxygen and medicines
Destinations: Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Mau in UP; Muzaffarpur and Patna in Bihar
Duration: One month
No. of people helped so far: 10,817 in 94 districts
This is the reason why we cannot afford to lower our guard. Health experts are warning against the false sense of “the-worst-is-over” among people, besides alerting states to strengthen their surveillance in the wake of a highly contagious variant of the virus doing the rounds.
In these challenging times, when uncertainty reigns and people’s sentiments are at their lowest, the India Today Group has reached out to extend a helping hand and deliver quality medical care at the doorstep of India’s most vulnerable people.
This story is from the July 12, 2021 edition of India Today.
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