(CNN) As the war against the merciless coronavirus rages on, health care workers nationwide are on the frontline of an unpredictable battle. The initiative, which launched on Wednesday, pairs students with health care workers, including doctors, nurses, kitchen staff, janitors and hospital administrators, across the entire state. "Even once you're in the hospital, I think many medical students struggle to figure out how they can be most useful. Health care workers in need of assistance are asked to fill out a form to indicate what services are needed and how urgent the request is. Omodt-Lopez said she feels mass interest in launching similar programs "demonstrates that health care workers across the world are in dire need of childcare assistance."

Source: CNN March 18, 2020 22:07 UTC