Health Ministry urges people to participate in COVID-19 telephonic survey

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has started a telephonic survey on COVID-19, which is carried out by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to gather feedback from the citizens on the prevalence and distribution of COVID-19 symptoms. The citizens will get a call on their mobile phones by from the number '1921'.

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday urged people to participate in the survey being undertaken to gather feedback from the citizens on the prevalence and distribution of COVID-19 symptoms.

"A telephonic survey on COVID-19 is being undertaken where you shall receive calls on your mobile from '1921' number. Please participate in this survey with your information," the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare tweeted.

The survey is to carried out by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and calls will be coming on mobile phones from the number '1921'.

"The citizens will get a call on their mobile phones from the number 1921. Participate in good measures to enable proper feedback of prevalence and distribution of COVID-19 symptoms," read a photo attached in the tweet.

The government has asked people to be aware of any other calls by pranksters or calls from any other numbers in the guise of such a similar survey.

(ANI)