Haryana Govt cancels leave of health workers in medical colleges

Tribune News Service
Rohtak, April 14

In view of the Covid surge, the Haryana Government has cancelled the leave of all healthcare workers serving at the Rohtak PGIMS and other state-run medical colleges.

A communiqué shot off by the state Directorate of Medical Education and Research to the Registrar, University of Health Sciences (UHS), and the directors of the Rohtak PGIMS and the state-run medical colleges at Nalhar, Khanpur Kalan, Karnal and Agroha states that no leave would be granted to any healthcare professional till further orders.

Infections cross 5,000 in 24 hours; 1.75 lakh vaccinated

• As many as 5,398 fresh Covid cases, highest-ever, and 18 deaths were reported in the state in the past 25 hours. With this, the state tally reached 3.30 lakh on Wednesday
• Maximum 1,151 cases were reported from Gurugram followed by Faridabad (838), Sonepat (387), Jind (378) and Karnal (359)
• As many as 1,75,012 persons were took the jab on Wednesday. As part of ‘tikka utsav’, a total of 6.37 lakh persons got inoculated from April 11- 14

Following the issuance of the said notification, Rohtak PGIMS director and PGIDS principal have also passed orders, stating that no faculty members, senior residents, residents, nursing and paramedical staff (healthcare professionals) would be allowed any kind of leave till further orders.

The order further states that the leave of the staffers who were already away were hereby cancelled, directing them to join their duty immediately.

Meanwhile, the PGIMS authorities have also pulled up their socks to tackle the fresh spurt in the Covid cases in the state. The PGIMS trauma centre has been re-designated as a Covid hospital.

Nevertheless, medical experts as well as administrators are of the view that night curfew and other measures adopted by the government would be of little use if residents continue going to crowded places and violating the Covid protocol.

“Residents should understand that exercising self-restraint is must to avoid getting infected, even if they have got the jab. Physical distancing and hand hygiene should be followed strictly and religiously in order to stay safe in these testing times,” says Dr MC Gupta, senior professor and head of the department of pharmacology, Rohtak PGIMS.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Capt Manoj Kumar exhorted the residents to get the jab to stay safe and not get misled by rumours and misconceptions regarding the Covid vaccines. “The indigenous anti-Covid vaccines are safe and effective. All residents above 45 years of age can get these vaccines at their nearest health facility. No prior registration is required and just an identity proof like Aadhaar card is needed for on-the-spot vaccination,” he added.