Haryana deploys MBBS final-year students to manage Covid pandemic

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 21

The Haryana government has deployed final-year students of MBBS course studying in government and private medical colleges of the state in the districts for management of Covid-19 pandemic.

In all, 1,106 students of 11 government and private medical colleges have been assigned duties and they have been asked to report to the civil surgeons of the districts concerned.

In the orders issued in this regard by the Director General of Medical Education and Research, Haryana, 204 students studying in Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak have been distributed among Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Rewari and Fatehabad districts, 100 students of BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan will perform duties in Sonepat and Jind districts, 103 students of SHK Government College, Nalhar (Mewat) in Nuh, Palwal and Mahindergarh districts and 100 students of Maharaja Agarsen Medical College, Agroha, have been deputed in Hisar and Sirsa districts.

As many as 79 students of Kalpana Chawla Medical College, Karnal have been assigned Karnal and Jhajjar district, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad have been assigned Faridabad, 150 students of MM Institute of Medical Sciences, Mullana at Ambala, Panchkula and Yamunanagar, 96 students of SGT Medical College, Gurugram, at Gurugram, two students of NC Medical College, Israna, at Panipat, 150 students of Adesh Medical College, Kurukshetra, at Kurukshetra, Panipat and Kaithal; while 21 students of World Medical College, Jhajjar, have been assigned duties in Jhajjar district.

“There has been a recent surge in the number of Covid positive cases in Haryana. The government is in the process of creating additional health care facilities to effectively manage the Covid-19 cases and accordingly, there is requirement of additional manpower,” said a June 19 letter by Director General of Medical Education and Research, Haryana.

The students have been asked to report to their concerned civil surgeons by June 22.

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