Amid rising cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday authorised key decisions to boost the availability of medical personnel to fight the deadly virus, according to a statement released by Prime Minister’s office (PMO).
“The Prime Minister reviewed the growing need of adequate human resources for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country today,” the statement read.
Medical interns and final-year MBBS students can be deployed in the fight against the novel coronavirus, the centre said Monday afternoon, as it announced a series of measures to increase availability of human resources, the Prime Minister`s Office said in its statement.
Key decisions to boost availability of medical personnel:
NEET-PG Exam to be postpone for at least 4 months:
Medical personnel completing 100 days of Covid duties will be given priority in forthcoming regular govt recruitments.
Medical Interns to be deployed in Covid Management duties under the supervision of their faculty.
Final Year MBBS students can be utilized for tele-consultation and monitoring of mild Covid cases under supervision of Faculty.
B.Sc./GNM Qualified Nurses to be utilized in full-time Covid nursing duties under the supervision of Senior Doctors and Nurses.
Medical personnel completing 100 days of Covid duties will be given Prime Minister’s Distinguished Covid National Service Samman
“This will reduce the workload on existing doctors engaged in Covid duty and provide boost to efforts of triaging,” the statement read.
All the medical students as well as professionals who will thus be engaged in Covid related work, will be vaccinated and covered under the insurance scheme of government for health workers. Moreover, professionals who sign up for minimum 100 days of Covid related duty will also be given the Prime Minister’s Distinguished Covid National Service Samman, the statement added.
A decision has been taken to postpone NEET-PG for at least 4 months and the exam will not be held before 31 August 2021. Students will also be given atleast one month of time after the announcement of exam before it is conducted,” according to a statement by the government.
The individuals providing services in Covid management will be given priority in forthcoming regular Government recruitments after they complete minimum of 100 days of Covid duty.
The medical students/professionals sought to be engaged in covid related work will be suitably vaccinated. All health professionals thus engaged will be covered under the Insurance Scheme of Government for health workers engaged in fighting Covid 19.
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