ACCESS TO INFORMATION SERVICES AWARENESS ABOUT COVID 19 67% of the participants interviewed reported to be very of what COVID-19 is. 25% of the participants reported having some awareness of COVID-19. 7% of the participants reported that they were not aware of what covid-19 is. AWARENESS OF MEANS OF SPREAD 66% of the participants were very aware about the means of spread of COVID-19. 21% of the participants were somewhat aware and 13% of the were not aware of the means in which COVID-19 can spread. AWARENESS ABOUT PRECAUTIONS 66% of the interviewees were very aware of the precautions to be taken during the pandemic to reduce the spread of the virus. 23% of the sample reported to be somewhat aware, 5% were not aware of the measures to be taken. KNOWLEDGE OF WAYS OF SPREAD 28% of the participants reported awareness that touching face, eyes and mouth frequently can increase risk of spread of COVID-19. 27% of the participants reported knowing that being in close contact with an infected person can lead to spread of the virus. Participants reported aerosol and touching infected surfaces at 16% and 24% as possible channels of spread.