New Delhi: Medical Council demands soldier like status for doctors, nurses treating coronavirus
New Delhi: With the doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff; risking their lives including those of their families and heroically fighting against the epidemic of Coronavirus (COVID 19) to provide care to concerned patients, the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) has written to the Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain demanding soldier like status for the medical personnel. This would mean that if the medical staff working day and night during coronavirus battle fall sick, they would get treatment by the government ( or government would take care of their cost) and adequate compensation to the family if some eventuality happens.
The Delhi medical council is a statutory body constituted under the DMC ACT 1997 regulating the practice of the modern scientific system of medicine in the NCT of Delhi. It is the apex body regulating the functioning of around 70,000 doctors working in the state
In its letter to the Health Minister, the council pointed out to the war the medicos are fighting while serving the patients. "On this war against the covid19, we are 100 per cent committed and fully support the government for the cause. Every doctor, nurse and paramedical staff is working to best of his or her ability, without caring for any risk involved with it. We are confident that together we shall overcome this problem soon. We appreciate and laud timely steps taken by the govt in this regard," they stated.
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