World First Aid Day Observed

Pyongyang, September 11 (KCNA) -- September 12 is World First Aid Day. On this occasion, the DPRK Red Cross Society launched a work to give the public the first-aid knowledge in case of natural disasters and accidents and raise their practical ability. The society is conducting various activities to impress the masses with the importance of the first aid in preventing the human loss and reducing casualties, as well as deepen the health common sense needed for the prevention of epidemics in the light of spread of COVID-19. It also concentrates efforts on the education in first-aid for children and the old. Such information and education activities are ensured through a computer network. -0-