Madhya Pradesh to launch 'Kill Corona' campaign to detect COVID-19 cases from July 1

The campaign would start from Bhopal, said Shivraj Singh Chouhan

PTI

June 25, 2020 / 10:14 IST

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on June 24 announced that a campaign named 'Kill Corona' will be launched from July 1, under which members of every household in the state will be surveyed for coronavirus-like symptoms.

Teams of health workers are being formed to implement this door-to-door exercise, he said.

"A total of 10,000 teams will work as part of the 'Kill Corona' campaign. The survey teams will visit estimated one lakh houses everyday, with one team covering about 100 houses. The entire population of the state will be surveyed under this campaign," Chouhan said.

The campaign would start from Bhopal, he said.

A public relations department official said that during a video-conference with the divisional commissioners and collectors, the Chief Minister instructed them to start all the necessary preparations to roll out the campaign.

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