A total of 230 resident doctors of a government medical college in Nagpur in Maharashtra on Tuesday went on an indefinite mass leave demanding they be relieved from COVID-19 duties at a time when the number of cases is falling so that they can focus on post-graduation. The protest has not affected the emergency and ICU services at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH). Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) president at IGGMCH Dr Rajat Agrawal told PTI that 230 resident doctors decided to go on indefinite mass leave as the issues raised by them in the past remained unresolved.
NAGPUR: A total of 230 resident doctors of a government medical college in Nagpur in Maharashtra on Tuesday went on an indefinite mass leave demanding.
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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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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.
Puducherry CM N Rangasamy hospitalised after testing positive
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Mon, May 10 2021 19:48 IST |
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Chennai, May 10 : Puducherry Chief minister N. Rangasamy tested Covid positive and has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai according to Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Dr Tamilsai Soundararajan s office.
Rangasamy, who was sworn in as Chief minister of Puducherry on May 7 tested positive on Sunday evening after a test at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College hospital, Puducherry. He left for Chennai to get treatment and was admitted to a private hospital.
All the public programmes of the Chief minister stand cancelled.