In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Human Resource and Development has launched an online training portal which is meant to provide all the resources required for building capacity of frontline workers.
The Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) has launched an Integrated Government Online Training Portal, to provide training to the frontline workers working on preventing the spread of coronavirus.
Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Health, said that the online portal has been launched by the MHRD in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. With the rising number of positive cases in the country, it has become mandatory to have a skilled task force, for which the training will be provided through the online portal.
He said the portal will provide the resources necessary to the paramedics, doctors, nurse, technicians and ANMS along with State Government officials, Civil Defence Officials, National Surveillance teams, volunteers of National Cadet Corps (NCC), Red Cross society and other organisations volunteering in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The Health Ministry in association with the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi will introduce a training module to the physicians through this portal where they will be provided with technical guidance on the anti-natal care and labour management of the pregnant women who are either suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19, Aggarwal said.
The Indian Air Force has also been airlifting medical supplies, equipment and personnel from nodal points to provide services in North-East regions -Nagaland, Manipur, and Gangtok and Union Territories like Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, he added.
Temporary COVID care hospitals have been formed to take care of the patients with mild or very mild symptoms of the virus. For serious and critical patients, dedicated healthcare centres and hospitals have also been set-up, the Minister informed.
Total of 5,194 cases has been confirmed in the country so far with 149 deaths and 402 people discharged.
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