The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today announced the Government’s decision to introduce a new category called ‘Wards of COVID Warriors’ in the guidelines for the selection and nomination of candidates for the MBBS Central Pool seats for the 2020 academic year. -twenty-one.
“Proud to announce a new category for the selection of ‘Wards of COVIDWarriors’ candidates under the MBBS / BDS Central Seating Group to honor the sacrifice of numerous ‘COVID Warriors’ who gave their lives in service to society,” he said Harsh Vardhan in a tweet.
The Union Health Minister said that this measure aims to dignify and honor the noble contribution made by the Covid warriors in the treatment and management of the patient with choroanavirus. “This will honor the Solemn Sacrifice of all COVID warriors who served with selfless dedication for the cause of duty and humanity,” he stated.
Central Pool MBBS seats can be assigned for the selection and nomination of candidates from among “Covid Warriors” wards, who have lost their lives due to COVID 19 or accidentally passed away due to a Covid-19 related duty.
Reminding everyone that the definition of Covid Warrior has been established by the Government of India when announcing the insurance package of ₹50 lakh to them, the Minister said, “The Covid Warriors are all public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact with and care for Covid-19 patients and who may be in risk of being affected by this. Private and retired hospital staff / volunteers / local urban agencies / contracted / daily salary / ad-hoc / outsourced staff requested by states / central hospitals / autonomous hospitals of the center / states / UT, AIIMS and institutes of national importance (INI) / hospitals of the Central Ministries drawn up for responsibilities related to Covid19 are included ”. He added that the State Government / UT will certify eligibility for this category.
Five MBBS Central Pool seats have been reserved for this category for the 2020-21 year, the Union Health Minister said.
The selection of candidates will be made by the Medical Council Committee (MCC) through the online application based on the rank obtained in the NEET-2020 carried out by the National Testing Agency.
Harsh Vardhan said that 90-99% of Covid-19 is only about protecting and motivating others. You can protect yourself from this deadly virus with little precautions, such as wearing a good quality mask correctly, maintaining social distance, and taking care of hand hygiene.
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases in India increased to 89.58 lakh with 45,576 fresh infections, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease rose to more than 83.83 lakh, bringing the rate up. of national recovery to 93.58%, according to the data updated today by the Ministry of Health of the Union. .
Total coronavirus cases amounted to 89.58,483, with 45,576 infections reported in one day, while the number of deaths rose to 1.31,578 with 585 new deaths, the data showed.
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