Paramedical students to join Covid duty

Chennai: The directorate of medical education has asked all institutions offering paramedical courses to direct students to report before the concerned heads of institutions immediately for Covid duty.
A letter from director of medical education Dr Narayana Babu issued on September 8 to deans of all medical and paramedical colleges has directed deans and heads of institutions to engage students in Covid-related duties in government medical colleges and hospitals. “If they fail to rejoin in the present crisis, severe action will be taken against them and course completion will be delayed or postponed,” the letter said.
Most patients with moderate and severe symptoms require various levels of paramedical care. “A patient in ICU may require passive physiotherapy. During his recovery in the ward, he may require active physiotherapy. We will need more paramedics who can help patients recover faster,” he said, adding that medical and nursing interns are posted to these wards.