AIIMS Delhi cancels winter vacation, faculty asked to join duty immediately due to Omicron surge
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi on Tuesday cancelled the remaining part of winter vacation for all the medical staff from January 5 to January 10 and has asked the faculty members to join duty 'with immediate effect', in view of increasing Covid cases due to the Omicron variant of the virus.
As per a media report in the NDTV, around 50 patients have been admitted to the AIIMS trauma centre within the last two or three days because of Covid.
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In a notice, AIIMS said: "In continuation of the office of memoranda...it is to inform that the Competent Authority has decided to cancel the remaining part of the winter vacation i.e. from 5th to 10th January, 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19/Omicron Pandemic."
"COVID-19: AIIMS, Delhi cancels remaining part of winter vacation from January 5 to January 10; asks faculty members to join duty 'with immediate effect'," the notice further read.
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