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The CM Helpline is proving to be very helpful for people infected with novel coronavirus as out of 8,16,962 people who have contacted the CM Helpline on toll free number 1076 for different kinds of support, it has addressed the issues of 8,13,930 people to date.
The CM Helpline has also contacted 13,526 coronavirus positive patients in home or hospital isolation so far to enquire about their health and offer them appropriate medical advice regarding doses of medicines and quarantine rules.
Similarly, the helpline has called 2,477 COVID-19 patients to get details of their treatment and condition.
Besides, the helpline has contacted a total of 6,100 coronavirus positive individuals to date to offer them advice on home isolation, to get information from them about any other suspected case in their families and also make arrangements for sending medicines to them.
The helpline is receiving a large number of calls on a daily basis from those seeking information on how to fight the virus. In this context, the helpline staff members have consulted altogether 71,135 monitoring committees to keep track of outsiders coming to their localities and also arranging tests for suspected COVID-19 patients promptly.
Furthermore, around 500 employees are working in three shifts at the helpline's headquarters to listen to coronavirus related problems of people and help them find ways to resolve them.
Apart from this, following an order of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the helpline called 2,115 village heads and 1,638 councilors to seek information from them on the status of the special cleanliness and communicable disease control campaigns in their areas.
A total of 2,14,140 people have been contacted in this regard so far.
The CM Helpline has also contacted several patients of seven major Covid hospitals to get their feedback on the provision of medical facilities, sanitation and toilets and apprised the superintendents of the hospitals and district magistrates concerned about it.
People from villages and towns are telling their problems to the helpline staff freely to get the required support within a few hours.
Meanwhile, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directing monitoring committees to inform people about the Covid protocol, the work of the helpline has increased substantially of late. The helpline also informs people about the sample testing facilities in the state, and how to treat COVID-19 patients.