Preparations for COVID third wave: AIIMS trains nursing staff in pediatric care
AIIMS Delhi College of Nursing is coordinating the program.;
New Delhi: As part of its efforts to prepare for a third possible COVID-19 wave, nurses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi are undergoing a three-day training programme at the hospital's pediatric department.
The rotational training programme began on July 12 and was done in three batches over three days, sources told ANI. They added that training will be imparted to nurses from all wards of the hospital's COVID-19 department.
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AIIMS Delhi College of Nursing is coordinating the program.
During the devastating second COVID-19 wave earlier this year, the country saw children getting affected, of which a few were severely affected.
Pediatric departments of hospitals also reported post-COVID symptoms in children, especially MISC (Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children), for which hospitals had to pay special attention.
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