Kerala Government to set up community volunteers force during pandemic

  • Kerala Government has decided to set up community volunteers force in the wake of COVID-19.
  • According to CM Vijayan, the government  will recruit 2,36,000-member strong Community Volunteer Force to support special tasks during COVID-19 pandemic.
  • These volunteers will be given the task to support local home delivery of food; bystanders in hospital and support personnel during emergency.
  • CM stated that persons between 22 years and 40 years are welcome to join the volunteer force and will be trained locally.
  • In Kerala, so far, around 138 persons have tested positive for Covid -19 and 126 persons are undergoing treatment in isolation wards. 
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