Uttarakhand CM orders suspension of Doctor, nodal officer In Youth Suicide Case
Nodal officer and the doctor concerned should be suspended on the suicide of youth in the quarantine centre of Dehradun. Every death related to COVID-19 should be audited," said Rawat, according to a Chief Minister's Office (CMO) statement.;
Dehradun - Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday directed officials to suspend nodal officer and the doctor concerned in connection with alleged suicide by a youth at a quarantine centre in Dehradun.
The decision came during a video conference chaired by the Chief Minister with district magistrate to review COVID-19 situations.
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"People will have to bring behavioural changes according to the present circumstances. Nodal officer and the doctor concerned should be suspended on the suicide of youth in the quarantine centre of Dehradun. Every death related to COVID-19 should be audited," said Rawat, according to a Chief Minister's Office (CMO) statement.
Rawat asked officials to increase surveillance on a regular basis with the help of ASHA and Anganwadi workers and samples should be collected if people are found with COVID-19 symptoms at the earliest.
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