Letter to the Editor

Public Health Awareness and Knowledge Dissemination Essentially Becomes a Need of the Hour in Combating COVID-19

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DHANASEKARAN S, PUSHPARAJ SELVADOSS P, SOLOMON SM, CHANDRAMOULISWARAN RB, KAGITHAKARA VAJRAVELU L, VENKATESALU V. Public Health Awareness and Knowledge Dissemination Essentially Becomes a Need of the Hour in Combating COVID-19. Iran J Public Health. 2020;49(Supple 1):145-146.