Dial 1056 for help in battling lockdown stress: Kerala health minister

June 25, 2020 13:25

Kerala Health MinisterKK Shailaja, who has been spearheading the state's success story in battling the coronavirus pandemic, announces a new measure. "We are launching a psychosocial project for counselling students in association with the education department. Anganwadi and Asha workers will be carrying out the fieldwork. Students will be given counselling over the phone. The helpline number is 1056. The Health Department with Women & Child Department is strengthening counselling services for people who are under stress due to COVID-19. We are counselling people through phones and in isolation wards. So far, we have provided counselling to over 5 lakh people."

Kerala has a total 3,451 cases so far, of which 1,620 are active patients and 1,807 recovered, according to yesterday's figures.

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