Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to take disciplinary action against 196 doctors who have failed to resume duty even after the expiry of their sanctioned leave. Responding to a question by BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy, the minister revealed that the absentee doctors belong to various cadres, including the Odisha Medical Health Service, Odisha Medical Education Service, and Odisha Homeopathic …
Close to 200 doctors, the majority of them general practitioners, have lost their lives to COVID-19 till August 7 according to information compiled and released by the Indian Medical Association, which has now written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to urgently ensure that these “at risk healthcare workers and their families at least get assured treatment when …
