Villagers use neem and turmeric to sanitize streets, roads in TN

It seems like the awareness over pandemic coronavirus is reaching in rural areas too. However, there are not using sanitizers or masks particularly but are following traditional methods to avoid the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). In Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram, the villagers used powder of neem leaves and turmeric water for disinfecting streets and roads. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of coronavirus positive cases in India rose to 1,071 (including 942 active cases, 99 cured/discharged cases and 29 deaths).