awareness campaign from Thursday on containing the spread of covid-19, Prakash Javadekar, Union minister of environment, forest and climate change, said on Wednesday.“Till the time a vaccine for covid-19 is available, the public needs to wear masks properly, follow social distancing, and hand and respiratory hygiene as part of the efforts to check the spread of the virus.
These rules are a strong defence against covid-19," he said.The government has been urging people to follow the measures to stop the transmission of the virus, the minister said.