Delhi government to train 5,000 youths to brace for 3rd wave of Covid-19: CM Arvind Kejriwal
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said as many as 5,000 youths will be trained to work as doctors-nurses' assistants to mitigate possible shortage of medical staff during the third Covid-19 wave.
As many as 5,000 youths will be trained by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (IP) for two weeks each and will be given basic training at nine major medical institutes in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Wednesday. In 1st & 2nd waves, we saw shortage of medical & paramedical staff. So, govt has an ambitious plan-to prepare 5000 health assistants. 5000 youth will be trained by IP University for 2 weeks each. They'll be given basic training at Delhi's 9 major medical institutes: CM Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/RAsWRfMGIv They'll work as doctors-nurses' assistants. They'll be given basic training in nursing, paramedics, life-saving, first aid & home care. Online applications can be filled from June 17, training from June 28. Eligible candidates should've cleared class 12 & should be 18+: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the step has been taken to mitigate the shortage of medical and paramedical staff that was witnessed during the first and the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.More Related News