Madhya Pradesh, one of the most COVID-affected Indian states, is now reeling under another crisis as junior doctors of six government medical colleges have resigned en.
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Nearly 3,000 junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh on Monday boycotted work, barring COVID-19 duties, to press for their demands, including free treatment for them and their families if they contract the deadly coronavirus infection.
Madhya Pradesh: 3,000 junior doctors go on strike amid COVID-19 pandemic
They have demanded that beds for junior doctors serving COVID-19 patients be reserved in separate areas and free treatment for them and their families in case they contract the infection
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Nearly 3,000 junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh on Monday struck work, barring COVID-19 duties, to press for their demands, including free treatment for them and their families if they contract the coronavirus infection.
MP Junior Doctors Association president Arvind Meena told PTI that their members were abstaining from work at the Out Patient Departments (OPDs), the In-Patient Departments (IPDs) and other wards of various health care facilities.
Earlier, the junior doctors went on a strike on May 6, but resumed a few hours later after the state government assured them that their demands would be met.