Assam doctor assaulted after death of Covid patient; 3 held PTI
Updated : Jun 2, 2021, 12:30 pm IST
A video of the attack showed a person being assaulted by a group of people, including women
Three persons were arrested in this connection. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter)
Guwahati: A group of people assaulted a doctor at a hospital in Hojai district of Assam following the death of a Covid-19 patient on Tuesday, police said.
Three persons were arrested in this connection.
Hojai Superintendent of Police Barun Purkayastha said that a critically ill Covid-19 patient succumbed to the disease at Udali Covid Care Centre on Tuesday afternoon.
Highlights
IMA said that the medical fraternity has been working tirelessly during the pandemic and is also facing a serious threat from healthcare violence
It had also urged the Assam government to take strict action against those responsible for assault on the doctor
It demanded that all hospitals should be declared as protective zone
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah for an effective and strong law against healthcare violence . A doctor was attacked by a group of people in Assam s Hojai district on Monday, following a COVID patient s death. The IMA sought strong law against healthcare violence, demanding action over assault on Dr Seuj Kumar in Assam.
Incidences of violence against doctors and healthcare workers have drastically increased in India. Several doctors told Sputnik that they have become frightened and.
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State-wise data put out by IMA shows that nearly every second doctor who died in the second Covid-19 wave died either in Delhi, Bihar or Uttar Pradesh. These three states together account for nearly 45 per cent of the doctors who died in the second wave.