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As #COVID19 Puts Spotlight on Personal Hygiene, Technology Steps In to #SimplifySafety - by @deekshith_np

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👉How can we ensure the safety of ourselves and our family members as we step out and bring in things on a day-to-day basis? Several such questions have bothered many of us.
👉While the novel coronavirus has been the focus of an unprecedented amount of research this year, the information available online often feels overwhelming, adding to the anxiety.

The one silver lining among these gloomy times is that gradually a large portion of our...
...population have realised the importance of inculcating safety in our daily habits.

But, how can we simplify the bountiful safety instructions into a practicable daily routine?
👉Experts feel that emerging technologies like the UV-case may hold the key.

A live panel discussion involving the leading health and technology professionals deliberated on the topic on Thursday, September 3.
👉The primary focus of the discussion was the importance of personal safety and hygiene and how technology helps us simplify it.

“We need to find ways to simplify safety. And in doing so, we can hopefully free up time and mind space for us to focus more on..
...how we can thrive in the current workspace,” said Dr @docmranney, General Manager at @thrive_india, kick-starting the timely discussion. Image
➡️Fighting pathogens through cleanliness

“In public health, for many years now, we have been talking about the need for an explicit focus on sanitation, cleanliness and hygiene. Not just preventing infection, good sanitation practices...
...can contribute to long life, prevention of most diseases, nutrition and many other health benefits. Considering the disease burden in our country, it is imperative to focus on cleanliness even beyond #COVID19,” explained Dr @AnantBhan
➡️As per the Global Burden of Disease, more than three fourth (76.4%) of all infectious disease deaths happen in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

➡️With more than 5o lakh people dying due to contagious diseases every year in South Asian countries, including India.
➡️Technology comes to the rescue

Early on in the battle against #COVID19, Prime Minister @narendramodi had asserted the importance of #technology in the fight against #COVID19.
➡️To aid the battle against deadly viruses, several technologies—those dealing with disinfection, testing, and treatment—have been developed in India.

One such innovation is the usage of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which is proven to be effective in disinfection...
...of viruses and many other pathogens for more than 40 years now.

Several household products like the @godrejsecure UV Case are now available for the general public to simplify personal safety by employing chemical-free sanitisation of all their belongings.
👉In a span of just 3-4 months since the pandemic started, we have seen a sudden increase in health security products—there are over 50 manufacturers of UV-Case in India now.

It is vital that consumers chose certified, safe products rather than uncertified products...
...that may pose adverse health and safety issues, says Mr Mehernosh Pithawalla (@meher1512), Vice President, Godrej Security Solutions.

And Simplifying safety with technology can help us in this journey of turning India a safe country.

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