Coimbatore: The Central government has brought in an ordinance to make attacks against medical staff a non-bailable offence and up to 7 years jail if proven guilty. Following the incident where a doctor in Chennai who died recently was denied burial at two different cemeteries and while his colleagues and family members were attacked with stones, several people poured their outrage against the attack against doctors.
Coimbatore: The Central government has brought in an ordinance to make attacks against medical staff a non-bailable offence and up to 7 years jail if proven guilty. Following the incident where a doctor in Chennai who died recently was denied burial at two different cemeteries and while his colleagues and family members were attacked with stones, several people poured their outrage against the attack against doctors.
IMA had issued a white alert and threatened to observe Black Day of April 22 and 23 if the government does not take immediate actions to safeguard the doctor community during the pandemic. Following this, the government brought in an ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 making attacks on doctors, paramedic staff and ASHA workers a cognisable offence under IPC punishable up to seven years in prison and fines of up to Rs 5 lakhs.
Home minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan assured that the violence against medical staff will not be tolerated and appreciated their efforts during the pandemic in a meeting held today with the IMA representatives. The ordinance states that the cases will be investigated and will be heard in fast-track courts to serve judgement within a year.
IMA had issued a white alert and threatened to observe Black Day of April 22 and 23 if the government does not take immediate actions to safeguard the doctor community during the pandemic. Following this, the government brought in an ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 making attacks on doctors, paramedic staff and ASHA workers a cognisable offence under IPC punishable up to seven years in prison and fines of up to Rs 5 lakhs.
Home minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan assured that the violence against medical staff will not be tolerated and appreciated their efforts during the pandemic in a meeting held today with the IMA representatives. The ordinance states that the cases will be investigated and will be heard in fast-track courts to serve judgement within a year.