Shrivastava Saurabh RamBihariLal, Shrivastava Prateek Saurabh
Medical Education Unit Coordinator and Member of the Institute Research Council, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth - Deemed to be University, Ammapettai, Nellikuppam, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth - Deemed to be University, Ammapettai, Nellikuppam, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Digit Med. 2020 Jul-Dec;6(2):85-86. doi: 10.4103/digm.digm_20_21. Epub 2021 Nov 19.
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected almost every person across the world and it is high time that we reach to each and every one of them with reliable information at the earliest to minimize the risk of acquisition as well as transmission of the infection. In these testing times, there is an immense need to utilize the communication technology in the various activities of the disease mitigation, treatment and advocacy, communication and social mobilization. It is important to acknowledge that this is the first pandemic in which technology and social media are simultaneously being utilized to ensure people safety. In conclusion, in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, information technology and social media have emerged as one of the important tools for the health sector to create not only awareness about the disease, but also it has aided in the prevention and control of the novel viral infection.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行几乎影响了世界上的每一个人，现在是我们尽早向每一个人提供可靠信息的时候了，以便将感染的获取和传播风险降至最低。在这些考验时期，迫切需要在疾病缓解、治疗和宣传、沟通及社会动员的各种活动中利用通信技术。必须认识到，这是第一场同时利用技术和社交媒体来确保人们安全的大流行。总之，在抗击COVID-19大流行的战斗中，信息技术和社交媒体已成为卫生部门的重要工具之一，不仅提高了人们对该疾病的认识，而且有助于预防和控制这种新型病毒感染。
