The lines between shopping online and in-store are becoming increasingly blurred. Furniture retail is one sector where the gap is closing increasingly rapidly. Keeping in touch at every touchpoints has been imperatives for all furniture retailers as it is becoming a competitive market with the new entrants.

One way to tap and engage with shoppers across online and offline touch-points is by implement relevant cutting edge modern technology. As it aids retailers to better understand the customer journey and increase loyalty leading to repeat purchases and increased order values.

One of the key modern tech tools like SaaS, AI AR &VR are revolutionizing the furniture retail industry.

With many retailers now implementing new tech to stay ahead of the curve, Here are the top 3 tech solutions being used to bolster the in-store experience:-

Vizstore by Flipspaces (SaaS +AR & VR)

VIZSTORE, A SaaS product is a virtual store which allows interior product owners to digitize the product display, visualization and selection experience aided by virtual reality technology. Embracing the cutting edge technology of VR & AR aids furniture and furnishing retail to cut down on the store rent and also helps them to drive growth and sales

Adobe Sensei by Magento (AI)

Leveraging Intelligence from industry-leading AI, Magento (Adobe Commerce Now) helps B2B and B2C customers on a single platform with catalog to payment to fulfillment, with its future-proof technology. It also helps with everything from catalogue updates, site content creation, product recommendations, fulfillment and customer targeting and personalization.

Embedded Augmented Reality by IKEA Places (AR)

Leveraging the use of AR Technology, IKEA Place lets one virtually place true-to-scale 3D models in your very own space. It allows customers to see what certain products look like around their home using the camera on their mobile device.

If furniture retailers can incorporate this tech into their online experiences, shoppers can place products they’ve seen in-store, and further have an increasing chance of winning their business.

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In India, the business world has been booming for the past few years. In this area, India in particular has excelled to the point that a number of entrepreneurs have found success on the international stage. Many of these firms have greatly increased the scope of their services.

Going international used to be a road taken by fairly established firms. Today, however, international markets are accessible sooner in a company’s lifecycle because of web-based connectivity to worldwide markets. Younger and younger businesses are focusing on the US and other markets, either to gain access to a large and expensive market or to attract top personnel.

Here is a list of the top 5 Indian startups that went international:

1. WiJungle

Karmesh Gupta started the cybersecurity business WiJungle, which creates and sells a global unified network security gateway that enables businesses to control and secure any aspect of their network from a single interface. The integrated functionality of NextGen Firewall/UTM, Web Application Firewall, Hotspot Gateway, Vulnerability Assessment, Router, VPN Server, Load Balancing, etc. is supported by WiJungle. The Data Security Council of India awarded the organisation recognition for its potential product line.

2. Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati launched Ola Cabs on December 3, 2010, and company is now headquartered in Bangalore. Ola provided rickshaw service in both India and, as of March 2019, the UK to meet the demands of their Indian clientele. Ola, a unicorn firm, has a valuation of around $6.5 billion in October 2019.

Countries Ola is available in:

Ola operates in the following Countries

• India

• Australia

• New Zealand

• UK

3. Byju’s

Byju Raveendran, the founder and CEO of Byju’s, is a leader in the ed-tech revolution and an online tutoring organisation. He received a perfect score on the tests he completed to be admitted to the Business Graduate Program at one of India’s most prestigious management institutes, but he never chose to attend. He made the decision to instruct his pals, and later that year he released the learning software Byju’s. Byju’s is becoming well-known all over the world and will develop further.

Countries Byju’s is available in:

At present, Byju’s has made its presence in the following countries.

• The Middle East

• UK

• South Africa

• Expanding to the US

4. OYO

This unicorn startup, founded by a young businessman named Ritesh Agarwal, has established its own identity and encouraged many children who want to start their own businesses. A hotel and home service chain called OYO was founded in Gurgaon in 2013. As a result of its affordable hotel rooms, many people choose to visit. Ritesh Agarwal introduced Oravel Stays in 2012, and in 2013 he changed the name to OYO.

Countries OYO is available in:

OYO currently pirates in 7 countries namely:

• India

• China

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

• Nepal

• The UK

• UAE

5. Zomato

Pankaj Chaddah and Deepinder Goyal launched the internet meal delivery company Zomato. It was initially released in July 2008. Its success story is quite amazing, with more than 5000 employees worldwide. Zomato was once known as Foodiebay before being rebranded. The founders of Zomato began their quest after they realised how difficult it was for the staff to place meal orders. They made the restaurant menus available online, saving time. However, because only the office personnel had access to these menus, they eventually made them available online to everyone.

Countries Zomato is available in:

Zomato is available in 24 countries which include:

• The United Arab Emirates

• India

• Sri Lanka

• Qatar

• The United Kingdom

• Philippines

• South Africa

• United States

• Australia and many more.

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It is not quite clear as to how many universities are available in Northeast India. A google search approximately puts the number at 40. Of these, more than 20 of them are located in Assam.

It can become quite a task for parents and students to choose from this plethora of growing number of colleges and universities, especially when each of these institutions is claiming to be the best. Therefore, how can one ensure that the Higher Education Institution he or she chooses will return a good value for the money invested?

One way of finding a justifiable answer is by looking into the score or grade of the institution as announced by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). NAAC is an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry of Education, Government of India.

It is noteworthy that Don Bosco University, located in Guwahati in Assam is the only private university to be accredited ‘A’ by NAAC, 2022. “As Don Bosco completes 100 years of service in North East India, we are humbled to receive this significant recognition”, expressed Dr. Fr. Stephen Mavely, the Vice Chancellor of Assam Don Bosco University.

“We would like to retain as many students as we can to study in the Northeast with a promise of quality education at par with universities across India and around the globe and NAAC’s ‘A’ grade is a confirmation of our genuine efforts in this direction”. Dr. Mavely said. “And we will continue to improve on this.’ He added.

To achieve our goal to retain students in the Northeast, we are adding new programs to our list every year. Like this year, we have added the BSc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration. Our subsidised fees, makes it the most affordable program in its segment.

The Prospectus can be downloaded for free at www.dbuniversity.ac.in or by WhatsApp or calling 888 -292 4488

Coming back to assessing quality in an institution, here is how NAAC is ensuring to regulate the required standards in any higher education institution.

NAAC conducts assessment and accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) such as colleges, universities or other recognised institutions to derive an understanding of the ‘Quality Status’ of the institution.

NAAC evaluates the institutions for its conformance to the standards of quality in terms of its performance related to the educational processes and outcomes, curriculum coverage, teaching-learning processes, faculty, research, infrastructure, learning resources, organisation, governance, financial wellbeing and student services.

Don Bosco is a century old name in the education sector with an uncompromised mission for quality education and while keeping higher education affordable for everyone one with a 4.95 crore worth of scholarship program.

As Northeast of India is growing at a much faster pace that what it used to, we hope many more institutions in the region will be able to join the NAAC wagon!

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চৰকাৰী চিকিৎসা ব্যবস্থা সম্পূৰ্ণ বিনামূলীয়া কৰক, কাৰণ জনসাধাৰণৰ স্বাস্থ্য ৰক্ষা মৌলিক অধিকাৰ। আমাৰ অসমত এতিয়া সম্পূৰ্ণ বিনামূলীয়া চিকিৎসা ব্যবস্থা নাই। প্ৰতিখন চৰকাৰী চিকিৎসালয়ত কিছু পৰিমাণে হলেও পইচা দিব লাগে। অন্ততঃ চৰকাৰী সমূহ চিকিৎসা ব্যবস্থা সম্পূৰ্ণ বিনামূলীয়া হব লাগে, যাতে নাগৰিকে চৰকাৰী স্বাস্থ্য সেৱা লবলৈ আগ্ৰহী হয়।

এই ক্ষেত্ৰত, মই অসম চৰকাৰৰ স্বাস্থ্য বিভাগক কেইটামান পৰামৰ্শ দিব খোজোঁ। অসমৰ গোটেই স্বাস্থ্য ব্যৱস্থাটোৰ আমূল পৰিবৰ্তন কৰিব লাগে। এই পৰিবৰ্তন একেদিনাই নহব পাৰে, কিন্তু অতি সহজে implement কৰিব পাৰি। এইখিনি কাম কৰিবলৈ নিম্ন লিখিত কাম খিনি কৰিব লাগিব আৰু স্বাস্থ্য বিভাগ টো কেইটামান ভাগত ভাগ কৰিব লাগিব।

১। প্ৰতিখন গাঁৱতে একোজনকৈ স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী থাকিব। ইতিমধ্যে চৰকাৰৰ এনে ধৰণৰ স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী বিভিন্ন designation ৰে চৰকাৰৰ স্বাস্থ্য বিভাগত কাম কৰি আছে। এতিয়া এই সকলক অথবা যদি প্ৰয়োজন হয় তেন্তে অধিক স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মীক চাকৰি দি তেওঁলোকক প্ৰশিক্ষণ দিব লাগে। এই প্ৰশিক্ষণ চৰকাৰী ভাবে হলেও প্ৰয়োজন সাপেক্ষে ব্যক্তিগত চিকিৎসক অথবা ব্যক্তিগত চিকিৎসালয় সমূহৰ সহায় লওক। স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মীজন তেখেতৰ নিজৰ গাওঁৰ হলে ভাল হয়। তাৰো বহুতো কাৰণ আছে; যেনে ধৰক গাঁওখনৰ নিজৰ হোৱা বাবে তেওঁ ২৪x৭ দিনে উপস্থিত থাকিব। বিশেষ অসুবিধা হলে বেলেগ কথা। গাওঁ খনৰ বাসিন্দা হোৱা বাবে , তেওঁ গাঁওখনৰ সকলোৰে চিনাকি হব আৰু স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী জনৰ দায়িত্ব বোধ বেছি থাকিব। প্ৰয়োজন সাপেক্ষে তেওঁ দিন বা ৰাতি যি কোনো সময়ত তেওঁ উপস্থিত হব পাৰিব।

২। প্ৰতিজন ব্যক্তিৰে এটা স্বাস্থ্য সম্পৰ্কীয় কড নম্বৰ অথবা registration নম্বৰ থাকিব, যিটো কড নম্বৰ ক্লিক কৰি ব্যক্তি গৰাকীৰ স্বাস্থ্য সম্পৰ্কীয় সকলো কথা গাওঁ খনৰ স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মীৰ পৰা আদি কৰি স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্ৰী লৈকে সকলোৱে ( অনুমতি প্ৰাপ্ত ) চাব পাৰিব।

৩। স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী সকলক এনে ভাবে তৈয়াৰ কৰিব লাগিব যে, তেওঁ যাতে বুজি পায় যে তেওঁৰ নিজৰ গাওঁ খনৰ লোক সকলৰ স্বাস্থ্য ৰক্ষা কৰাটোৱেই তেওঁৰ বাবে যে দেশ প্ৰেমৰ প্ৰথম চিনাকি । দেশ ভক্তি যে এনেদৰেও কৰিব পাৰি তেখেত সকলে এই কথাটো বুজি উঠা উচিত।

৪। এতিয়া এই স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী জনে গাঁওৰ প্ৰতিজন মানুহৰ ঘৰলৈ গৈ প্ৰতিজন মানুহৰ বাবে এটা কড নম্বৰ বা registration নম্বৰ দিব আৰু লগতে তেওঁক এখন এই নম্বৰ সহিতে এখন স্বাস্থ্য সম্পৰ্কীয় কাৰ্ড দিব, যাতে অশিক্ষিত মানুহেও নিজৰ কড নম্বৰ মনত ৰাখিব লগীয়া নহয়। ( এইখিনি কাম মাত্ৰ এবাৰ কৰিলেই হব) । তাৰ পিছত গাওঁ খনত শিশুৰ জন্ম হলেই এই স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী গৰাকী ঘৰলৈ গৈ শিশুটিৰ বাবে এখন কাৰ্ডৰ ব্যবস্থা কৰিব।

৫। ইয়াৰ পিছৰ কামটো হব স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী গৰাকীএ তেওঁৰ গাওঁ খনৰ প্ৰতিজন মানুহৰ স্বাস্থ্য আৰু ৰোগ সম্পৰ্কীয় data সমূহ সংগ্ৰহ কৰিব( এইখিনি কামো এবাৰ কৰিলেই হব, কাৰণ পিছলৈ প্ৰয়োজন সপক্ষে update কৰিলেই হব)।

এই খিনি কাম কৰিব পাৰিলেই অসমৰ প্ৰতিখন গাঁৱতেই একজনকৈ বিশেষ ভাৱে প্ৰশিক্ষণ প্ৰাপ্ত স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী থাকিব, যি গৰাকীয়ে গাওঁ খনৰ প্ৰতিজন মানুহৰ স্বাস্থ্য সম্পৰ্কীয় বুজ লৈ থাকিব আৰু প্ৰয়োজনীয় দিহা পৰামৰ্শ দি থাকিব।

৬। প্ৰতিখন পঞ্চায়ত অফিচত একোজন চিকিৎসক থাকিব আৰু তেওঁৰ দায়িত্ব হব সেই পঞ্চায়তৰ অধীনৰ গাওঁ সমূহৰ স্বাস্থ্য ৰক্ষা কৰা আৰু তেওঁক এই স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী সকলে সহায় কৰিব।

৭। স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী সকলে প্ৰতি সপ্তাহৰ এটা দিন নিৰ্দিষ্ট কৰি পঞ্চায়ত চিকিৎসালয়লৈ যাব আৰু সপ্তাহৰ ৰোগ সম্পৰ্কীয় ( তেওঁৰ গাওঁৰ) সকলো তথ্য কম্পিউটাৰত লিপিবদ্ধ কৰিব।

৮। এই কামখিনি কৰিবলৈ প্ৰতিজন নাগৰিকৰ বিৰুদ্ধে দিয়া ৰেজিষ্ট্ৰেচন নম্বৰৰ সহায় লব লাগিব।

৯। এই পঞ্চায়তৰ চিকিৎসক জনে স্বাস্থ্য কর্মী সকলে পঠিওৱা সকলো ৰোগী চাব আৰু ৰোগৰ তথ্য সেই নিৰ্দিষ্ট মানুহ জনৰ ৰেজিষ্ট্ৰেচন নম্বৰত লিপিবধ্য কৰিব।

১০। সাধাৰণতে এটা পঞ্চায়তৰ অধীনত ৮-১০ খন গাওঁ থাকে, গতিকে সেইদিনা পঞ্চায়ত চিকিৎসক গৰাকীএ প্ৰতিজন স্বাস্থ্য কর্মিৰ পৰা গাঁৱৰ মানুহৰ স্বাস্থ্যৰ বুজ লব আৰু স্বাস্থ্য সম্পৰ্কীয় নতুন কিবা বিধান বা নিৰ্দেশ থাকিলে জনাই দিব।

১১। স্বাস্থ্য কৰ্মী গৰাকীএ refer কৰা ৰোগী সমূহ এই পঞ্চায়ত চিকিৎসক গৰাকীএ চাব আৰু নিৰ্দেশনা দিব। এই পঞ্চায়ত চিকিৎসক গৰাকীএ প্ৰয়োজন সাপেক্ষে ৰোগীক জিলাৰ চিকিৎসালয়লৈ পঠিয়াব পাৰিব।

গতিকে পঞ্চায়াতৰ চিকিৎসা কেন্দ্ৰটো প্ৰাথমিক স্বাস্থ্য কেন্দ্ৰ হব। আৰু পঞ্চায়তৰ চিকিৎসক গৰাকীএ দৰকাৰ হলে ৰোগী জিলা পৰ্যায়ৰ চিকিৎসালয়লৈ পঠিয়াব পাৰিব আৰু জিলা চিকিৎসালয় সমূহ secondary চিকিৎসালয় হিচাবে চিনাক্ত কৰা হব। জিলা চিকিৎসালয়ত সকলো ধৰণৰ বিশেষজ্ঞ চিকিৎসক থাকিব

জিলা চিকিৎসালয়এ ৰোগীক মেডিকেল কলেজ সমূহলৈ পঠিয়াব পাৰিব আৰু মেডিকেল কলেজ সমূহ tertiary চিকিৎসা কেন্দ্ৰ হিচাবে চিহ্নিত হব। Tertiary চিকিৎসা কেন্দ্ৰ সমূহত ছুপাৰ specialityৰ ব্যবস্থা থাকিব 1

প্ৰতিজন চিকিৎসকে ৰোগীৰ সবিশেষ তেওঁৰ ৰেজিষ্ট্ৰেচন নম্বৰৰ বিৰুদ্ধে লিপিবধ্য কৰিব।

এতিয়া আহিল ব্যক্তিগত চিকিৎসালয় আৰু ব্যক্তিগত ক্লিনিক, পৰীক্ষাগাৰ আদি সমূহ। এইবিলাক এই চিকিৎসা চেইনৰ অন্তৰ্ভুক্তি কৰা উচিত হব।

(ৰাজ্য খনৰ স্বাস্থ্য ব্যৱস্থাটোৰ এইটো এটা সাৰাংশ মাত্ৰ। )

By Dr Bhaben Choudhary

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• Helping restore hormone balance in the body.

• Boosting immunity to meet the times’ need.

In a country like India, where data suggests that almost one in ten women suffers from an endocrinal disorder called Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD), a new ray of hope has emerged in the form of Bye Bye PCOD Green Tea. Packed with the power of Ayurveda, Bye Bye PCOD Green Tea naturally reverses the effects of the disease by effectively managing its symptoms. Bye Bye PCOD Green Tea helps in restoring the balance of hormones in the body resulting in the regularization of periods.

After years of research & gathering experience, Dietitian Priya Mittal, along with her team of colleagues at Zenith Diet Mentors, has come up with this one-of-a-kind ayurvedic green tea. Dt Mittal believes that like most other complex health issues, PCOD too has a natural solution. She has combined several natural ingredients to develop this product with the objective of offering a holistic approach to the problems that PCOD cause.

PCOD is generally found among women of reproducing age when the balance of hormones that regulates the menstrual cycle is disrupted. Insulin levels spike up due to PCOD which triggers the ovaries to produce more androgen hormones. The base of this product, green tea, is a proven remedy for keeping insulin levels in check. Other ingredients like Kanchnar Chal and Trikatu also act as hormone balancers.

Becoming overweight worsens the problems of PCOD. To maintain a healthy balance of hormone levels it is vital to maintain a healthy body weight. To increase the potency of the green tea in terms of reducing weight by improving metabolism, Triphala, an age-old ayurvedic remedy filled with anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties is added in Bye Bye PCOD Green Tea.

Dietitian Mittal reckons although there is no cure for PCOD, sustainable symptom management neutralizes the challenges greatly. According to her, “Healthy lifestyle holds the key to beat PCOD. Opting for a natural solution is always a better choice when treatment cannot overcome the problem overnight.”

“The eggs in the follicles don’t mature and form very small cysts in the ovary. PCOD can cause serious trouble during pregnancy and childbirth. Studies have suggested that 50% of women suffering from PCOD during pregnancy have faced first-trimester miscarriage, a figure which is three times more than women without this disease,” Dietitian Mittal said.

Talking further about the choice of the ingredients, she highlighted that Bye Bye PCOD Green Tea contains curcumin that treats ovulation induction in a way comparable to that of clomiphene citrate, the difference being the former is a natural alternative.

“The ingredients are primarily picked on the merit of acting as hormone balancers. The secret of the potency of Bye Bye PCOD Green Tea is nothing but its ingredients.”

The product also contains a mixture of other natural herbs tej patta, dalchini and choti illaichi that render taste and aroma making Bye Bye PCOD Green Tea an irresistible health drink.

Being a health expert by profession and tea enthusiast in her own life, Dietitian Mittal has launched another variant of green tea by the name of Slimme Premium Green Tea. Apart from green tea, Slimme Premium Green Tea contains tulsi, giloy, kamal, neem and vidang and yashti madhu. Given its ingredients, it is needless to say that this green tea is extremely rich in antioxidants and detoxifying agents.

Since we are all living in troubled times, it is crucial to keep our body ready against any external threat. “We have deliberately added giloy keeping in mind the demand of the situation. Giloy makes the immunity system better.” Consuming Slimme Me will improve metabolism leading to weight loss. Along with its anti-aging benefits, Slimme Me also acts as a stress reliever.

Author Dt. Priya Mittal 

Dietician Priya Mittal former dietician of Dharmshila Narayana Super-specialty Hospital has been actively working in the field of weight management and lifestyle-related disorders. She always believed in natural ways of achieving health and does not believe in artificial methods like machines, medicines, supplements, etc. Consult her for homely, traditional & sustainable DIET PLANS for weight management and treating PCOD/S, Thyroid, Diabetes, Hypertension & other lifestyle disorders. She is a weight loss & PCOD/PCOS treatment expert and specialist in DNA Diets.  

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Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is an international handwashing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits. Washing hands at critical points during the day and washing with soap are both important.

First Global Handwashing Day took place on 15 October 2008. Handwashing with soap is very effective and the least expensive way to prevent diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. Pneumonia, a major ARI (acute respiratory infection), is the number one cause of mortality among children under five years old, killing an estimated 1.8 million children per year. Diarrhea and pneumonia together account for almost 3.5 million child deaths annually. Handwashing with soap is estimated to reduce cases of diarrhea by 30% and respiratory infections by 21% in children under the age of five. It is important to make handwashing into a habit. Good handwashing with soap before eating and after using the toilet into a regular habit can save more lives than any single vaccine or medical intervention, cutting deaths from diarrhea by almost half and deaths from acute respiratory infections by one-quarter.

Aims and Objectives:

The stated aims of Global Handwashing Day are to

• Foster and support a general culture of handwashing with soap in all societies
• Shine a spotlight on the state of handwashing in each country
• Raise awareness about the benefits of handwashing with soap.

What are the 7 Steps of Hand Washing?

Step 1: Wet your hands and apply enough liquid soap to create a good lather.

Step 2: Rub your hands palm to palm in circular motions. Rotate clockwise and anticlockwise.

Step 3: With your fingers linked through the other hand, use your right palm to rub the back of your left hand.

Step 4: Link your fingers together, facing each other, into clasped hands. Then rub your palms and fingers together.

Step 5: Cup your fingers together, with your right hand over and your left hand under. With your fingers interlocked, rub the backs of them against your palms.

Step 6: Enclose your right hand around your left thumb and rub as you rotate it.

Step 7: Rub your fingers over your left palm in a circular motion.

The following hand washing facts show just how easily hands can spread bacteria:

• Globally, only one in five people wash their hands after using the bathroom.
• The average office worker’s hands come into contact with 10 million bacteria per day.
• An estimated 61% of healthcare professionals do not clean their hands correctly.
• Around 50% of hospital-acquired infections can be easily avoided through better hand hygiene.
• Contaminated hands can transfer viruses to more than 5 surfaces or 14 other objects.
• Damp hands spread 1,000 times more bacteria than dry hands.
• Bacteria can stay alive on hands for up to 3 hours.

Handwashing study finds coronavirus can stay on skin up to 9 hours: What to do?

Handwashing has been recommended as one of the key measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Washing hands at least six times a day, for at least 20 seconds, and using an alcohol-based hand rub in case a sink is not accessible has been recommended since the beginning of the outbreak.

What can we do to reduce the spread of COVID-19?

Given the evidence that we have about how long the virus can survive on different surfaces, here are some things you can do to avoid its spread.

• Wash hands frequently, especially when you go out of the house, or come in.
• Use an alcohol-based hand rub every time you touch something out in the public spaces like door handles and knobs.
• Clean doorknobs, handles at home frequently.
• Clean the doorbell with disinfectants frequently.
• Clean your phone with disinfectant wipes.
• Wear full-sleeved clothing when going out, and change right after you return.
• Keep dirty clothes away from clean ones.
• Spray disinfectant on boxes and delivery that you receive from outside, especially those in card box boxes. Try to keep the boxes away for a while before you touch them.
• Follow social distancing, wearing of masks, and other protocol as guided by different health agencies.

(The author Ishani Barooah is a Resident Medical Officer at Sanjevani Hospital, Maligaon)

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