Sweden Temporarily dismissed airline cabin crew to medical practice on April 2 7:15
In Sweden in Northern Europe, practical training has begun, such as transferring patients to beds in order to have airline cabin attendants who were temporarily fired due to the effect of the new coronavirus move to work in medical settings.
In Sweden, more than 4,000 new coronavirus infections have been confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and efforts have been made to prepare temporary hospitals, but securing medical staff is an issue.
Under these circumstances, approximately 10,000 Scandinavian flight attendants, who were temporarily fired due to a major suspension of airline operations, were recruiting applicants to work at medical sites and began practical training. .
In a training session at a university in Stockholm, flight attendants quickly learned how to transfer patients to beds and disinfect the beds.
A woman who participated said, "I have had many experiences dealing with suddenly ill people on board, but I want to learn a lot in the training."
The sponsoring Swedish foundation plans to provide training in at least 300 locations in the future.
In the UK, cabin attendants from major airlines are looking for applicants to receive medical assistance at temporary hospitals. The urgency of the medical system poses a challenge, and there is a pressing need to utilize human resources from different industries.