New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has directed both State and Central Governments to ensure payment of salaries to doctors and healthcare workers. The Central Government has been asked to issue compliance order for the same by tomorrow. The Court has also directed Directorate of health to ensure that Quarantine facilities are provided to Doctors and healthcare workers who are not at high risk, by tomorrow.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has directed both State and Central Governments to ensure payment of salaries to doctors and healthcare workers. The Central Government has been asked to issue compliance order for the same by tomorrow. The Court has also directed Directorate of health to ensure that Quarantine facilities are provided to Doctors and healthcare workers who are not at high risk, by tomorrow.
A three-judge bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M.R. Shah issued the order while hearing plea seeking better accommodation and quarantine facilities for doctors and healthcare workers who are working to combat COVID-19.
During the hearing Adv K V Vishwanathan appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that the salaries are not being paid regularly to healthcare workers and there are no details of accommodation for their quarantine.
The doctors who are treating COVID19 are not quarantined unless they are under high risk category.
The Bench questioned Solicitor General Mehta as to why the government has done away with compulsory quarantine for doctors. Mehta responded by stating that the May 15 circular deals with categories of healthcare workers.
The Bench, went on to clarify that there can be no differentiation when it comes to healthcare workers, and asked Centre to issue direction to states for payment of salaries and necessary quarantine facilities to doctors and health worker treating COVID patients.
The Court will now hear the matter after 4 weeks.
A three-judge bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M.R. Shah issued the order while hearing plea seeking better accommodation and quarantine facilities for doctors and healthcare workers who are working to combat COVID-19.
During the hearing Adv K V Vishwanathan appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that the salaries are not being paid regularly to healthcare workers and there are no details of accommodation for their quarantine.
The doctors who are treating COVID19 are not quarantined unless they are under high risk category.
The Bench questioned Solicitor General Mehta as to why the government has done away with compulsory quarantine for doctors. Mehta responded by stating that the May 15 circular deals with categories of healthcare workers.
The Bench, went on to clarify that there can be no differentiation when it comes to healthcare workers, and asked Centre to issue direction to states for payment of salaries and necessary quarantine facilities to doctors and health worker treating COVID patients.
The Court will now hear the matter after 4 weeks.