US seeks to attract foreign doctors with visa facilities

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he State Department posted a notice on its website asking foreign doctors to apply for a visa, whether immigrant or not, or a certificate of eligibility in a intercthembio to arrange a meeting on the website of the nearest embassy or consulate to proceed with the process.

On 20 March, the United

States has suspended major services to grant visas at its diplomatic representations around the world and has removed large numbers of personnel due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus.

The State Department also pointed out that doctors who are in the country participating in health care programs intercthembio educational program, they can discuss with their sponsor the possibility of extending their stay, remembering that it can be extended between one and seven years.

The United States has led the list of countries with the highest number of cases in the new coronavirus in the world.

According to the latest data from John Hopkins University, the country has more than 86,000 cases, followed by China with 81,897 and Italy with 80,589.

The State Department announcement comes at a time when health services in some states are on the verge of collapse.

This is the case in New

York, the epicenter of the epidemic in the United States, where hospitals try to respond to the flood of patients and register a lack of equipment.

The new coronavirus, responsible for pandemic gives covid-19, already infected about 540,000 people worldwide, of whom nearly 25,000 died.

After appearing in China, in December, the outbreak spread around the world, which led to the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic.