Coronavirus: SKIMS cancels Leave of doctors, support staff

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2020-03-15T09:15:14+05:30 | Updated On 15 March 2020 9:15 AM IST

Coronavirus: SKIMS cancels Leave of doctors, support staff

Jammu : Amid fears of coronavirus outbreak, Sher-I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences has cancelled the leave of all its doctors and support staff on Friday.

The institute issued the order to provide uninterrupted medical services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and expressed deep concern both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India has risen to 81. The country has also reported its first coronavirus death in Karnataka, the health ministry had stated earlier.

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Source : ANI

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