Security, PPE must for medics: Supreme Court

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Updated At : 12:30 PM Apr 09, 2020 IST

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New Delhi, April 8

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government to ensure the availability of appropriate personal protective equipment for all doctors, nurses and other health workers actively attending to Covid patients.

A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan also ordered the Centre, states/UTs and respective police authorities to provide the necessary police security to the doctors and medical staff engaged in treating Covid patients.

“The state shall take action against those who obstruct and commit any offence in respect to performance of duties by doctors, medical staff and other government officials deputed to contain Covid,” said the Bench which also included Justice S Ravindra Bhat.— TNS

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