Act against health officials not joining COVID duties: Health Dept

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 10

Meanwhile, when the COVID spike continues unabated, the indiscipline by the state health department seems to have emerged as a new challenge.

Acting tough on the doctors and other department employees not joining their COVID duties, the state Health Department has ordered to take action against them under the Epidemic Act-1897.

In a communication sent to all Civil Surgeons, the Director of Health Services has said those medical and paramedical employees, who were deployed for level-2 COVID duties, should be asked to join their duties by Saturday.

She said: “The list of the employees who fail to join the duties by Saturday should be compiled and sent to the Director’s office by Monday morning so that the required action can be taken against them under the Epidemic Act, 1897.”

As per the latest bulletin, Thursday proved to be the worst day as the state reported 2,464 fresh COVID-19 cases and 88 deaths. With these, the total number of cases has reached 72,143 and with 88 fresh causalities, the number of deaths has reached 2,149.