DST has initiated action on as many as 11 major fronts for handling COVID19 like funding, basic research in field of biomarkers, support to startups for scaling up of products, empowering NGOs associated with DST in preparing masks and disinfectants, creating awareness among people by Science Communication through arms like Vigyan Prasar National Council for Science and Technology Communication NCSTC
यात मुलभूत संशोधन, मास्क तसेच निर्जंतुकीकरणासाठी एनजीओजना मदत , विज्ञान प्रसार, आणि नॅशनल कॉन्सिल फॉर सायन्स अँड टेक्नॉलॉजी कम्युनिकेशन्स याद्वारे लोकांमध्ये जागरूकता निर्माण करणे याचा समावेश आहे.