IMA demands 8 hours COVID duty time, quarantine for doctors during Omicron
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Delhi: In order to ensure the safety of medical professionals on the onslaught of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, Indian Medical Association has demanded that the COVID duty of resident doctors should not exceed 8 hours per day. IMA pointed out that there are greater chances of medical professionals being infected as Omicron is easily 5.4 times more infectious than the delta variant stating that the government must take measures to safeguard the life of the doctors.
IMA also suggested that after 7 days of duty, there should be a quarantine of 10 to 14 days in the accommodation prescribed by the hospital. IMA also requested the public to not panic but to stay alert about the situation.
In a recent press release, Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh, National President, IMA stated, " Around 2000 doctors died during the second wave of COVID. The mortality rate in the country was around 1.5% among the general population and around 2-3% among healthcare workers. According to this estimate, corona occurred in about 100,000 doctors."
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