Junior doctors stage a silent protest at the GMCH on Wednesday.
GUWAHATI: Doctors on Wednesday boycotted OPD services, as healthcare in the testing time of Covid suffered a major jolt with widespread protests against the assault of a doctor in Hojai. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Assam chapter has further threatened to boycott Covid duty from Thursday if the state government fails to deploy armed police in Covid care facilities and assure fast-track trial of the culprits in three months.
At the call of the Assam Medical Service Association (Amsa), another leading association of doctors, and supported by IMA, the OPD boycott protests started from Wednesday morning. We are going to withdraw OPD services from Wednesday so that people realise the importance of doctors. Next time, if any such incident of assault on any health worker takes place, we will immediately cease all services, Amsa said in a statement.
Attack on Doctor: IMA Assam unit urges govt to fast track trial of attackers
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Assam police arrested 24 people in connection with an assault on a doctor by a mob in Hojai on Tuesday. He was attacked by the mob after a COVID-19 positive died. In another incident on Wednesday, four people were arrested in Cachar after they attacked a medical team and prevented the team from conducting tests.
Following the brutal attack on a doctor, the Assam unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged the government to book the attacker, arrange a trial in fast track, and deploy armed security forces in medical facilities failing which IMA will boycott all non-essential hospital services from Thursday onwards.
Ensuring the safety of healthcare professional
The brutal assault on a doctor by a group of people following the death of a COVID-19 patient in a hospital in central Assam’s Hojai district is a heinous crime that needs to be condemned by all.
| 3 Jun 2021 4:30 AM GMT
The brutal assault on a doctor by a group of people following the death of a COVID-19 patient in a hospital in central Assam s Hojai district is a heinous crime that needs to be condemned by all. The mere arrest of 24 attackers allegedly involved in the crime is not going to prevent the recurrence of such a barbaric incident. Strong punishment must be meted out by existing laws to deter others from indulging in such criminal act. Doctors, other healthcare workers as well as all frontline workers are staking their lives to save millions of COVID-19 infected people across the globe. More than one lakh healthcare workers have died in the world on their line of duties while saving lives during the two devastating