District launches covid whats app helpline to facilitate people

Live chat options also offered for emergency cases

Kapurthala, October 8 (Punjab Post Bureau) – In a significant step to facilitate the covid patients across the district, the Deputy commissioner Deepti Uppal today launched a whats app helpline no 62849-99100 on which the people would be able to contact for all kind of covid related information besides having live chat option with medical experts in emergency cases.

                While launching it, the Deputy commissioner said that a person would only have to send hello, Hi or anything else on this helpline no and in revert he/she would receive options to choose for valuable information by clicking points ranging from 1 to 9.

                She said that now anyone can knew the current status of Covid and number of positive, active, recovered and death cases with a single click in the district besides placing a Request for covid test at home.

               On the other hand the people can Contribute suggestions and file complaints besides to read the positive news and inspirational stories of Covid Warriors.

                 The helpline no would also provide the contact numbers of all concerned SMOs and health officers.

                 For home isolated persons ,they would be able to Submit Vital health parameters besides having live chat option for emergency cases.

             Deputy Commissioner has appealed the people to visit the helpline for any kind of information regarding covid to escape themselves from rumours and baseless information regarding the epidemic.