Dhanvantari Covid Hospital: Junior docs call off strike

AHMEDABAD: After a flash strike by junior doctors of BJ Medical College and refusal to work at the newly-opened Dhanvantari Covid Hospital, MoS (home) Pradipsinh Jadeja and principal secretary (education) Anju Sharma on Saturday evening convened a meeting with the stakeholders. After assurance of safety, the doctors agreed to resume duty.
The protest had erupted after relatives of a patient barged into the premises of the hospital on Thursday night in PPE kits and manhandled doctors on duty. The group also reportedly assaulted a woman medical student who was leaving for home, forcing her colleagues to immediately leave the premises in protest.
The students had later given a letter to the dean of BJ Medical College, complaining about the incident and had refused to join the duty. On Saturday, their juniors were sent for the Covid duty, said sources. “The incident not only raised questions about safety of the doctors, but also the system at the hospital where the doctors can’t rely on any government officials for help in such an incident,” said a doctor on condition of anonymity.