Haryana deploys final-year MBBS students on Covid duty

CHANDIGARH: Amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases, the Haryana government has said final-year MBBS students studying in government and private medical colleges will be deployed for effective management of the pandemic.

The toll due to Covid-19 in Haryana on Sunday rose to 160 with 11 fresh fatalities, while the infection tally climbed to 10,635 as 412 more people tested positive for the disease, a health department bulletin said.

The director general of medical education and research in Haryana said that 1,106 final-year MBBS students of 11 government and private medical colleges in the state have been assigned Covid duties and they shall report to civil surgeons of the districts concerned.

There has been a surge in the number of Covid positive cases in Haryana.

The government is in the process of creating additional healthcare facilities to effectively manage the Covid-19 cases which required additional manpower, the order dated June 19 said.

The government has decided that all final-year MBBS students of all government and private medical colleges in the state shall be deputed with the health department with immediate effect, it said.

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The directors of medical colleges and civil surgeons shall ensure that the students are provided all necessary training, it added.

According to the order, the students have been asked to report to the civil surgeons concerned by June 22. If needed, the civil surgeons shall also ensure boarding and lodging arrangements for the students, the order said. Coronavirus cases in Haryana have risen sharply during the past three weeks, with Gurgaon and Faridabad accounting for majority of the cases as well as fatalities.