DYFI urges Puducherry govt to pay final-year MBBS students on Covid duty
Puducherry
08-June-2021
Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) - the CPI(M)'s youth wing - has urged the Puducherry government to provide monthly remuneration to the final-year MBBS students, who are engaged in Covid-related works.
The DYFI in a statement on Tuesday said that there are around 100 final-year medical students of government and private medical colleges, who are working in 33 Triage centres of the Union Territory.
DYFI state president A. Anand and Secretary P. Saravanan said that when the second Covid wave hit the territory, final year MBBS students were deployed to serve the Covid-19 patients.
The students, according to the DYFI were involved in visiting Covid-19 patients who were in home isolation and had treated around 13,000 patients.
The organization in the statement said that of these patients, 20 per cent were under treatment for comorbidities and had to be admitted to hospitals or Covid care centres.
The DYFI leaders said that the students had to shell out from their own pockets to buy PPE kits, oxymeters and other necessary equipment for the Covid treatment.
The CPI(M) youth wing has urged the government to provide medical insurance of Rs 50 lakh and basic equipment like pulse oximeter, gloves, N95 masks and PPE kits, to the final-year MBBS students. - IANS
More Headlines
AI-Enabled SaaS Platform Accacia Raises $6.5 Million in Funding
Natch Snacks and Recircles Team Up for Sustainable Waste Management
Hyderabad BJP Candidate Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments
BJP Loses Veteran Malikayya Guttedar to Congress Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections
ED Attaches Rs 97.79 Crore Worth of Properties Belonging to Raj Kundra Under PMLA
AI-Enabled SaaS Platform Accacia Raises $6.5 Million in Funding
Natch Snacks and Recircles Team Up for Sustainable Waste Management
Hyderabad BJP Candidate Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments
BJP Loses Veteran Malikayya Guttedar to Congress Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections
ED Attaches Rs 97.79 Crore Worth of Properties Belonging to Raj Kundra Under PMLA