Kashmir doctors prohibited from speaking to media as COVID rages
Al JazeeraAuthorities ban doctors from talking to reporters and direct oxygen manufacturing units to stop supplies to NGOs and private users. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have barred doctors from speaking to media and directed the oxygen manufacturing units to stop supplies to the NGOs and private users. “All Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents/Block Medical officers of Kashmir Division are enjoined upon to issue instructions to all the staff under the administrative domain to desist from media interactions,” said the order signed by Dr Mushtaq Rather, director of health services in the disputed region. The authorities in the health sector do not want to be exposed for having done nothing in the last one year to gear up for the pandemic.” ‘Stop oxygen supplies to NGOs’ In another order on Thursday that was widely slammed by the region’s residents, the authorities have directed the oxygen manufacturing units to stop supplies to the NGOs and private users.
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