Amidst the ongoing pandemic and the rise in Covid cases across the nation, Global Indian International School (GIIS), Bannerghatta, conducted a webinar on awareness and preparedness at the outset of the new Covid variant. The webinar got an enthusiastic response from parents and students, where Dr Kiran Haridas, Senior Director Global medical and scientific Research, Syneos Health International, Asia, spoke about the safety measures and importance of vaccination in addition to ways to maintain a healthy mind & body of children.
With the sudden surge in cases, reinstated partial curfew, return to the online classroom and work from home; there is a renewed call for action and precaution across the nation to fight the situation. Amidst the crisis, the school has taken meaningful steps to help students follow a healthy pattern for mental and physical wellness, to help students cope with anxiety and stress.
In the webinar, the students were informed about the process of vaccination, its importance how it can help in building their immunity, how to follow Covid protocols and take preventive measures. It also aimed at including students in the awareness drive so that they can further spread the message to their kin.