HC notice to health dept on exempting govt docs with comorbidities from Covid duty
- The Times Of India
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:
16.09.2020
A government doctors’ forum has moved the Madras high court to restrain Tamil Nadu from posting government doctors having comorbidities such as diabetics in Covid-19 duty.
A division bench of Justices MM Sundresh and R Hemalatha issued notices on the public interest writ petition filed by Doctors Association for Social Equality and directed the health department to file its response. According to the forum, represented by GR Ravindranath, government doctors, nurses and health personnel, who are above 50 years and suffering from chronic diseases, health conditions including diabetes, hypertension and any other comorbid conditions, pregnant and lactating mothers with infants are being asked to report for Covid and related duties.
“Exposing the professionals who come under such health conditions will suffer a severe life risk if they are compelled to take part in Covid-19 and related duties,” he claimed. The director of public health and preventive medicines has issued circulars dated April 8 and 20 restricting hospital authorities from deploying health professionals having comorbid for Covid-19 related duties. But medical authorities are constantly deploying doctors and other health care professionals despite their medical condition, he added.
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