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vision-prabaho-covid-19Coronavirus: These IIT Kharagpur students translated WHO advisory in 12 regional languages

YourStory (March 26, 2020)

Vision Prabaho, a 20-member students' group at IIT Kharagpur, has uploaded videos on the WHO guidelines in regional languages of India

The COVID-19 pandemic is raising alarm all over the world as it has claimed over 21,000 lives, with over 479,000 positive cases, globally, according to Worldometer. The governments of most countries are taking proactive measures to contain the spread of the infection, and many of them are in lockdown. India, as of today, has seen about 693 positive cases and 13 deaths.

Healthcare organisations across the world are working together to develop a vaccine. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also launched an advisory video campaign, conveying the basics of COVID-19 prevention--hygienic practices, social distancing, common symptoms--in the English language. In India, this video might not have reached a large audience due to language barriers posted by the linguistic diversity of the country. (Read More) (The KGP Chronicle article)