25 March 2020 – Established a help desk service on WhatsApp

Intervention Categories: Education and awareness
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: The Government of India established a “help desk” in collaboration with WhatsApp to help people access correct information about the coronavirus.

It can be accessed through the WhatsApp number 9013151515 by texting ‘Namaste’ to this number, in either English or in Hindi.
Full details here: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1608133