10,000 docs on strike, Punjab pvt hosps shut
Chandigarh: 24.06.2020
Clinics and private hospitals were closed in Punjab on Tuesday as around 10,000 doctors launched a protest under the banner of the Punjab chapter of IMA, demanding rollback of the Punjab Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulation) Ordinance, 2020.
Terming the ordinance “anti-doctor” and “anti-public”, the protesters claimed the government was trying to control the private healthcare sector with this. “Around 10,000 doctors in Punjab observed complete bandh in the state. All facilities are closed,” said Rakesh Wig, chairman of the joint action committee of the Indian Medical Association Punjab branch.
The Punjab government had last month notified the Punjab Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulation) Ordinance, 2020 and it would be applicable to clinical establishments having more than 50 beds. PTI
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