Awareness and initiatives taken by the residents of condominium in a metro city to prevent infection (Covid-19) spread-a survey

Abstract

Introduction: A highly infectious disease COVID 19 caused by Coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the globe. Severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative factor for this disease. It has affected about 210 countries worldwide, resulting in over 1,26,000 deaths. Being a droplet infection, it spreads between people having close contact. It is contracted through small droplets produced by sneezing, coughing, and talking. The droplet could also fall on the ground and onto other surfaces and people touching these surfaces could also contract the infection. The role of the public in this is ex-tremely crucial. The citizens should abide by the rules of social distancing strictly. Everyone must try to stay at home as much as possible, even though there is an exception for those in essential services like government jobs and medical facilities. Going out should be avoided as much as possible, people should only go if it is absolutely necessary and even then not meet people or stand in groups. The study aimed to assess the awareness and initiative taken by the condominium office administrators and residents among the metro cities during an infection (COVID-19) spread. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was distributed through an online Google form link to about 100 people living in con-dominiums belonging to all age groups. The results were collected and analyzed statistically using SPSS. Results: The majority of the study population responded positively to the awareness and initiatives taken by condominium au-thorities and strict rules were laid. Conclusion: The spread of awareness and the strict decisions taken by the public is very essential to fight against a pandemic such as COVID 19.