Meghalaya's Health Minister AL Hek has said that the Centre on Monday dispatched 5000 N-95 masks and 1500 personal protective equipment (PPE) to the State, a day after the State Government made the request for the items.<br />'' <br />'' He informed that the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan had informed him on Monday about the articles being sent. The Health Minister had written to the Union Minister on Sunday requesting for more masks, PPEs and ventilators.<br />'' <br />'' According to the Health Minister, there are 39 isolation beds with ventilators, 460 isolation beds without ventilators, 90 quarantine beds and 180 beds in corona-care centres in the State. As far as training of medical officers is concerned, he said that 470 of them have been trained, followed by 1500 paramedical staff, 4381 ASHA workers, 1743 ANM workers, 257 ASHA facilitators and 1875 and 178 civil defence and home guard personnel.<br />''