New Delhi, April 14 -- : In a bid to help the nation fight the COVID-19 and help various stakeholders overcome the hardships, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has sent contact details of 1, 75,000 health professionals located in different states to all Chief Secretaries.

These professionals, trained under MSDE Skill ecosystem, are Health workers, Emergency Medical Technicians, General Duty Assistants, Phlebotomy Technicians, Home Health Aid Technicians etc and their services could be utilised by states for isolation and quarantine duties under COVID-19.

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has appointed nodal officers in each state. They are in contact with state administration for mobilising the...