During a review meeting, it was suggested that misinformation and fake news need to be addressed rationally and logically while write-ups or videos in local dialects countering the viral fake news should be prepared and disseminated to the people.
By Imna Longchar, TFM Nagaland Special Correspondent
The Nagaland government, seeing the need to be prepared for any eventuality of a third wave has decided to continue putting stress on COVID testing, vaccination coverage and strengthening of healthcare infrastructure in all the districts of the state.
This was decided during a review meeting of senior officers who were assigned to all districts of the state to review the management of COVID-19 with principal commissioner (Home), Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha, at the Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima, on Wednesday.
According to an official bulletin, the major concern for the officers who were assigned to various districts in the state was the low turnout for vaccinations and viewed that the main challenge in achieving vaccinations was due to vaccine hesitancy in the minds of the people.
In the review meeting, it was observed that the awareness campaign on the COVID vaccines needs to be boosted especially in the rural areas and further a need to sensitize community leaders, NGOs, GBs and faith-based organizations which should be done at the earliest.
It was also suggested that misinformation and fake news need to be addressed rationally and logically while write-ups or videos in local dialects countering the viral fake news should be prepared and disseminated to the people.
Further, the officers gave a brief update on the situation of their assigned districts and actions suggested to improve the overall management of COVID-19 throughout the state.