Initiatives Amidst Coronavirus - Courses We're in a particularly challenging time not just for this health crisis, this physical health crisis, but also a potential mental health crisis as well," Dr. Laurie Santos, a Yale psychology professor, told CNN. Yale's massively popular 'happiness' course is now available free online. In this course, the students will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits.

The Department of Personnel and Training launches online training platform- iGOT in the fight against COVID-19. The platform is called iGOT — Integrated Government Online Training. “#IGOTPARTNERS To Help Build Capabilities To Fight Against Covid – CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS”.
iGOT, offers online training for doctors, nurses, paramedics, hygiene workers, technicians, Auxiliary Nursing Midwives (ANMS), central & state govt. officers, civil defence officials, various police organisations, National Cadet Corps (NCC), Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), National Service Scheme (NSS), Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Bharat Scouts & Guides (BSG) and other volunteers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “ CLICK HERE FOR OTHER COURSES & CIVIL SERVANTS TRAINING on iGOT”

1. It is set to be hosted on the Human Resources Development Ministry’s DIKSHA platform. 2. The iGOT platform delivers curated, role-specific content, to each learner at their place of work or home and to any device of their choice.
The platform currently hosts nine courses on topics like:

1. Basics of COVID. 2. ICU Care and Ventilation Management. 3. Clinical Management, Infection Prevention through PPE. 4. Infection Control and Prevention. 5. Quarantine and Isolation. 6. Laboratory Sample Collection and Testing. 7. Management of COVID 19 Cases. 8. COVID 19 Training.

Need for and significance of this platform: India’s first line of workers are already engaged in COVID-19 relief. But “a larger force will be needed to replace the first line” and to deal with “exponential or geometric increase” in COVID-19 positive cases in the subsequent stages of the pandemic.
Hence, the platform can be useful to combat COVID-19 for all front-line workers and equip them with the training and updates in coping with the pandemic. It provides a one-stop source to learn about critical areas and update their knowledge and capacity.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has announced Operation SHIELD in order to fight the spread of coronavirus. SHIELD refers to sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.
WHAT IS OPERATION SHIELD? Operation SHIELD is the host of measures announced by the Delhi government to combat coronavirus.
The measures are:

• Sealing of the immediate area/surroundings after geographical marking
• Home quarantine of all the people living in the area
• Isolation and tracing of people who have been first and second contacts
• Essential supply of commodities is ensured
• Local sanitation of the area by authorities
• Door-to-door health checks of everyone living in the area

SEALED AREAS IN DELHI

• Entire affected street near Gandhi Park, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi
• Entire affected street of Gali No 6, L1 Sangam Vihar, New Delhi.
• Shahajahanabad society, plot no 1, Sector 11, Dwarka.
• Dinpur Village
• Markaz Masjid and Nizamuddin Basti
• Nizamuddin West (G and D block) areas
• B Block Jhangirpuri
• H. No 141 to H. No 180, Gali no. 14, Kalyanpuri Delhi
• Mansara Appartments, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi
• 3 Galis of Khichirpur including Gali containing H. No. 5/387 Khichirpur Delhi
• Gali No 9, Pandav Nagar, Delhi 110092.
• VarDhaman Appartments, Mayur Vihar, Phase I , Extension, Delhi
• Mayurdhwaj Appartments, I P Extension, Patparganj, Delhi
• Gali No. 4, from H. No. J- 3/115 ( Nagar Dairy) to H. No. J- 3/108 (towards Anar wali Masjid Chowk), Kishan Kunj Extension, Delhi
• Gali No. 4, from H. No J- 3/101 to H. No. J - 3/107 Krishan Kunj Extension Delhi.
• Gali No. 5, A Block ( From H No. A- 176 to A-189), WestVinod NagarDelhi 110092.
• J & K, L and H pockets Dilshad Garden
• G, H, J, Blocks old Seemapuri
• F- 70 to 90 block Dilshad Colony
• Pratap khand, Jhilmil Colony

Check here : The Economic Times

In India's first COVID-19 cluster Agra, containment strategy included identifying the area within 3 km of the epicenter as containment zone. Over 1,200 teams conducted door-to-door survey of 9.3 lakh people. The strategy, now known as 'Agra Model', also saw Smart City Control Room being converted into 'war room', where a central helpline was established.
For detailed explanation please check The Financial Express