Updated:
May 15, 2021 12:47 IST
Four private medical colleges will be taken over; nodal officers appointed by the Health Department will coordinate admission and discharge process
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A file photograph of the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, one of the private colleges to be taken over. Photograph used for representational purposes only
Four private medical colleges will be taken over; nodal officers appointed by the Health Department will coordinate admission and discharge process
With medical facilities at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Research Institute (IGGMC & RI) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) coming to a saturation point for treatment of virus infected patients, the territorial administration has decided to takeover private medical colleges for COVID-19 management in the Union Territory.