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Business News/ News / India/  Kerala sets up Covid-19 helpline for hearing impaired
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Kerala sets up Covid-19 helpline for hearing impaired

The facility is primarily meant for answering queries and concerns related to the pandemic and extending counselling to stress-related issues
  • Sign language interpreters will be available to attend the WhatsApp video calls made to the helpline
  • Kerala sets up Covid-19 helpline for hearing impairedPremium
    Kerala sets up Covid-19 helpline for hearing impaired

    At a time when the COVID-19 cases are surging, the National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH), an autonomous organisation here and the State Disaster Management Authority, have jointly set up a 24 X 7 Covid-19 helpline exclusively for the deaf and hard of hearing.

    The facility is primarily meant for answering queries and concerns related to the pandemic and extending counselling to stress-related issues.

    Sign language interpreters will be available to attend the WhatsApp video calls made to the helpline, an official statement said here.

    The helpline will also reply to queries related to monsoon and the preparedness for and management of the season, it added.

    The Helpline numbers are: 9446750983, 9496918178, 9249505723. PTI LGK BN BALA BN BALA

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    Published: 05 May 2021, 04:17 PM IST
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