MedIndia Hospitals has created and launched Ten Commandments on Covid-19 related personal hygiene practices in braille format, in Tamil and English for the disabled and distributed the same to Schools of the disabled in Chennai.
Ten Commandments on COVID-19 related hygiene practices
- Wash hands for 20 seconds with soap, on entering home, before taking meals and after using the rest room.
- Always wear face mask at public places.
- Maintain social distance at public places.
- Use Hand Sanitizer at public places.
- Cover nose and mouth while sneezing and coughing with forearm or hand kerchief.
- Consciously avoid touching nose, mouth and face.
- Wear gloves in public places.
- Sanitize the items brought from outside, before use.
- Do not hesitate to vaccinate, when available.
- Diligent practice of the above hygiene measures help to contain COVID-19 pandemic
Covid -19 Braille Chart (English)
Covid -19 Braille Chart (Tamil)
The need of the hour in Covid-19 pandemic for Visually Impaired.
10 commandments on Covid-19 related personal hygiene practices in braille format, in multi lingual platform, for visually impaired, have been created and launched by Dr. T.S. Chandrasekar, Founder & Managing Trustee of MedIndia Charitable Trust, a unit of MedIndia Hospitals, Nungambakkam, Chennai.
This Braille Chart, First of its kind, educates and creates awareness on the habit of wearing face masks, social distancing and maintaining hand hygiene through use of hand sanitizer, washing hands with soap, not touching the face and covering the face while sneezing & coughing.
The Braille Charts have been well received and appreciated by the public and the media as well.