Govt deploys 103 docs in COVID hospitals

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 24: The Government today deployed several doctors in two 500-bedded temporary COVID Hospitals, one each at Jammu and Srinagar, being established in collaboration with DRDO.
According to the Government order, 47 doctors including Consultants Medicine, Consultants/Incharge Consultants Anesthesia, Medical Officers (MOs) and Consultants Pediatrics have been temporarily deployed in 500-bedded temporary COVID Hospital in Jammu.
Likewise, 56 doctors including Consultants Anesthesia, Consultants Medicine, Consultant Surgeon, Consultants Pediatrics and MOs have been deployed in 500-bedded COVID Hospital in Kashmir.
“All these doctors are deemed to have been relieved from their present place of postings and they shall report to the respective Medical Superintendents of these COVID Hospitals for further duties,” the order read.
It further stated that the deployment is temporarily for a period of one year or till the end of the COVID-19 pandemic or till further orders, whichever is earliest.