New Delhi: On International Harry Potter Day, marked annually on May 2, the Delhi police department took it to the micro-blogging site Twitter and shared a meme featuring characters from J K Rowling’s fantasy series in order to urge people to follow COVID-19 protocols. The meme shared by the Delhi Police department featured a conversation between two vital characters of the series, Professor Albus Dumbledore and Professor Severus Snape.
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In the meme, Snape looked nervous as he said, “Headmaster, I’m afraid COVID-19 has returned, time to mask up”. To which Professor Dumbledore asks him, “Are you serious?” In response to this, Snape quips, “No’ I’m Severus”. Interestingly, ‘Severus’ means ‘serious’.
The post was captioned with a plea to follow COVID appropriate behaviour amid a rise in the cases of COVID-19 in the national capital, Delhi. It called to work together to keep Delhi safe from SARS-CoV-2. The caption read, “There is a surge in #COVID19 cases. Delhi Police urges everyone to mask up, maintain social distancing & avoid crowds. Let’s work together to keep Delhi safe and win this battle just like #HarryPotter defeated Voldemort. Happy #HarryPotterDay!”
Take a look at the post:
There is a surge in #COVID19 cases.
Delhi Police urges everyone to mask up, maintain social distancing & avoid crowds. Let’s work together to keep Delhi safe and win this battle just like #HarryPotter defeated Voldemort.Happy #HarryPotterDay! pic.twitter.com/awSatZ9RMM
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) May 2, 2022
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Of late, Delhi has been reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases, resulting in rising fears of the fourth wave in the country. Since April 21, Delhi has been reporting over 1,000 fresh cases every day. The R-value which indicates the spread of the infection currently stands at 1.25 implying that every infected person can pass on the infection to more than one person and they can further multiply the chain.
Earlier in April, Delhi had relaxed the mandate on wearing face masks by removing the fine but after a recent surge in the cases in the national capital, the mask mandate has been brought back along with a fine of Rs. 500 on not wearing masks.
According to health experts, practiSing COVID-19 appropriate behaviour that is masking, handwashing and maintaining social distance is the way to protect oneself from getting the infection. Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta says,
Mask up, most definitely if you are going out in any crowded space. Wear a mask, practise social distancing, and all eligible population should take the booster dose.
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NDTV – Dettol have been working towards a clean and healthy India since 2014 via the Banega Swachh India initiative, which is helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. The campaign aims to highlight the inter-dependency of humans and the environment, and of humans on one another with the focus on One Health, One Planet, One Future – Leaving No One Behind. It stresses on the need to take care of, and consider, everyone’s health in India – especially vulnerable communities – the LGBTQ population, indigenous people, India’s different tribes, ethnic and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities, migrants, geographically remote populations, gender and sexual minorities. In wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign will continue to raise awareness on the same along with focussing on the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children, fight malnutrition, mental wellbeing, self care, science and health, adolescent health & gender awareness. Along with the health of people, the campaign has realised the need to also take care of the health of the eco-system. Our environment is fragile due to human activity, which is not only over-exploiting available resources, but also generating immense pollution as a result of using and extracting those resources. The imbalance has also led to immense biodiversity loss that has caused one of the biggest threats to human survival – climate change. It has now been described as a “code red for humanity.” The campaign will continue to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene. Banega Swasth India will also be taking forward the dream of Swasth Bharat, the campaign feels that only a Swachh or clean India where toilets are used and open defecation free (ODF) status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and the country can become a Swasth or healthy India.
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