BACKGROUND : The Chess Olympiad held at Mamallapuram from 28th July- 10th August was the very first time such an
international event was organized and conducted in our country. This event indeed comprised of teams from 186 countries
in open section and teams from 162 teams in the women section. The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicne
took care of the entire event in various aspects namely arranging specialist team, screening medical team, ensuring Covid
appropriate behavior, digital health platform, vector control, disinfection, proctected water supply, general sanitation and
also preparedness for mass casualities