Health
Delhi authorities will stop displaying notices at homes of coronavirus patients to remove ‘social stigma’ – RT
Authorities in the Indian capital have stopped putting notices outside the homes of people infected with coronavirus because it may cause others to hide their i…
“There is a stigma with the coronavirus disease and posters outside the house amplify that,” Delhi Environment Minister Kailash Gahlot said. “By doing away with this, we are aiming at increased testing. We want more people to get themselves tested without thinking of stigmas.”
Last week, officials promised that there will be no posters placed outside the houses of Covid-19 patients under home isolation.
The decision to remove the posters was made by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority. Cur…
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