Lockdown, against COVID-19 has been an unprecedented event in the history of the world. With this swap of life, there emerged a big transformation within the day-to-day activities of families. Sense of anxiety and fear has swathed the entire globe. In the best of circumstances with prior intimation and preparation, locking down around 1.35 billion population for several days was/is bound to create myriad problems. In the second wave of COVID-19, the highly affected areas in Bihar were recognized in Nalanda and Nawada, especially the rural peripheries of both the districts. These districts have been known massive migration of people in the metro cities and states like Maharashtra and New Delhi in search of job/employment opportunities, and therefore it also emerged as the hotspot for COVID in the form of reverse migration. The people who came back to their homes, fearing of COVID lockdown had made the district vulnerable for others as there was virus transmission was haunting every resident of these two districts. In the light of prevention, WHO, state governments and central government agreed and introduced vaccination and very soon the vaccination was made open and available for all age groups (phase-wise). Analysing the barriers and obstacles of frontline workers a critical strategy was made for supporting them and preventing them from the exposure against the deadly virus. Therefore, a strategy was made to strengthen frontline workers (FLW) preparedness. The idea of providing support is because of the continuous work the frontline workers are involved in. The constant service different personnel are providing amidst surge in cases, it is therefore, to prevent them from the exposure of deadly virus and also to extend our support and care to the COVID positive patients and hence the operational areas are as follows:
- Front Line workers at Vaccination Centre
- Law enforcement personnel
- Media Personal
- COVID positive patients
Our target segment was:
- Front Line workers at Vaccination Centre
- Law enforcement personnel
- Media Personal
- COVID positive patients
A new term was deeply recognized during those days i.e., “frontline workers”. This term had been found with responsibility to tackle the infection, to control the lockdown restriction and to circulate proper news amongst the society. The frontline workers are the most vulnerable segment of the professionals as their duty was never off and they were constantly deputed in the community and hence their protection from the virus is a concern of priority. Hence, these frontline workers were found much vulnerable against the deadly infection. Government, on its part, carried out different aid projects to help them.
This engagement dealt with different government health institutions and local Civil Societies Organizations/NGOs ensuring their safety by providing them medicine kits, PPE kits, oxygen concentrators, face masks and hand gloves. Another relief response that initiated was the distribution of mattresses for the comfort of the patients who were admitted in hospitals, post detection of Corona Virus.
