Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday ordered the fourth-fifth-year- MBBS students and dentists to be allowed to assist in hospitals and Covid-19 ICU units to meet the manpower shortage.
His decision came after a surge in the coronavirus cases and fatalities reported since last week in the national Capital.
According to an official order, the fourth-and-fifth-year MBBS students and dental doctors will assist duty doctors at the honorarium of `1,000 for an eight-hour shift and `2,000 for a 12-hour shift per day.
The Delhi Government, in its order, had also said in the case of interns, the honorarium would be over and above their stipend. According to Government database, Delhi has reported 40,212 active cases, 4,81,260 recoveries, and 8,391 deaths.
