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Kochi, May 6 () Ahead of commencing theiroperations to airlift stranded Indians in foreigncountries, the pilots and cabin crew of the first batch of AirIndia Express evacuation flight on Wednesday got to know howto handle inflight operations at the time of the COVID-19pandemic. Doctors and nurses of a government medicalcollege (GMC)hospital here, experts in handling COVID-19patients, imparted training to 12 airline staff including fourpilots, ahead of their departure from Kochi to participate inthe biggest evacuation operation of Indian history. The pilots and cabin crew were provided trainingin all the steps on donning and doffing of Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE) suits, infection control practices to befollowed inflight and also the management of anticipatedhealth emergencies during the flight, the medical collegeauthorities said here. A practical demonstration of both donning anddoffing of PPE suites according to the protocol was also givento the crew. They were also provided with practice kits. "The training given by GMC Ernakulam has helpedto build up the confidence level of the entire crewconsiderably and we are now fully confident to undertake therescue mission," said Captain Paartha Sarkar. The expert panel was headed by medical collegeRMO Dr Ganesh Mohan, doctors Manoj Antony, Gokul Sanjeevan andinfection control staff nurse Vidhya. Medical superintendent Dr Peter Vazhayil hasoffered further training sessions for air personnel, ifrequested by the Airline companies. A Cochin International Airport spokesman saidthere will be only one Air India Express flight operating onMay 7 to airlift passengers stranded Keralites. The flight carrying evacuated citizens from AbuDhabi will land at the Cochin International Airport Limited at9.40 pm on Thursday, he said. The other (Doha-Kochi) flight, scheduled forThursday's operation, has been rescheduled to Saturday, headded. TGB BNWELCOME BNWELCOME

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Kochi, May 20 () A 105-member medical team from Kerala left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a mission to treat COVID-19 patients there early on Wednesday, as part of an initiative of VPS healthcare group based in the gulf nation. The team comprising nurses and other healthcare pesonnel included 30 employees of VPS health care group, who were stranded in Kerala due to the lockdown after coming on a vacation, a release from the company said. All the members departed to Abu Dhabi from Cochin international airport on a specially chartered Etihad aircraft. The team members will be working in the critical care units of various COVID-19 designated hospitals across the emirates. This will further strengthen the efforts of the UAE government in combating COVID-19, it said. The travel date was decided after the medical team received the nod from the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Health in both countries, it added. Of the 105 members who arrived in the UAE, 75 are recruits from India who have come to join the gulf nation's battle against the pandemic. VPS Healthcare Director (India) Hafiz Ali Ullat said,"We extend our deep gratitude to the governments of India and the UAE, and the state government of Kerala for its support of this medical mission." "In UAE, we have been working with the government from the beginning. Sending a medical team is a part of our continuous effort in supporting the government there during this pandemic. The medical team will be following all the travel guidelines and maintain social distancing norms even on the flight," he said. Vinod Sebastian, a senior nurse among the medical team, said it was a proud moment for each of them. "It is our duty to serve and treat the patients during this unprecedented crisis. For the majority of the nurses in the medical team, it is their maiden journey to a foreign country. .. we are very confident and motivated. We are taking it up as a challenge," he said. All the members of the team underwent a COVID-19 test on Sunday and all of them tested negative, the release said. The travel of the nurses to Kochi was facilitated by the Office of the Kerala Chief Minister. TGB ROH ROH

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