BackMBBS, BDS seats to be reserved for children of Covid warriors under central pool
It will honour the solemn sacrifice of all Covid warriors who served selflessly, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan5 Central Pool MBBS seats have been reserved for this category for the year 2020-21, Union Health Minister said
PremiumUnion Minister for Health and Family Welfare today announced the Government’s decision to introduce a new category called ‘Wards of COVID Warriors’ in the guidelines for selection and nomination of candidates against Central Pool MBBS seats for the academic Year 2020-21.
"Proud to announce a new category for selection of candidates from ‘Wards of COVIDWarriors’ under Central Pool of MBBS/BDS seats to honour of the sacrifice of numerous 'COVID Warriors' who laid down their lives while serving society," Harsh Vardhan said in a tweet.
The Union Health Minister said that this move aims to dignify and honour the noble contribution made by the Covid warriors in treatment and management of coroanavirus patient. “This will honour 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 may be allocated for selection and nominations of the candidates from amongst the wards of “Covid Warriors", who have lost life due to COVID 19; or died accidently on account of Covid-19 related duty.
Reminding everyone that the definition of Covid Warrior has been laid down by Government of India while announcing the insurance package of ₹50 lakh for them, the Minister said, “Covid Warriors are all public healthcare providers including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of Covid-19 patients and who may be at risk of being impacted by this. Private hospital staff and retired/volunteer/ local urban bodies/ contracted/ daily wage/ ad-hoc/ outsourced staff requisitioned by States/ Central hospitals/ autonomous hospitals of Central/ States/UTs, AIIMS and Institutes of National Importance (INIs)/ hospitals of Central Ministries drafted for Covid19 related responsibilities are all included." He added that the State/UT Government will certify the eligibility for this category.
Five Central Pool MBBS seats have been reserved for this Category for the year 2020-21, Union Health Minister said.
The selection of candidates will be made by the Medical Council Committee (MCC) through online application on the basis of rank obtained in the NEET-2020 conducted by National Testing Agency.
Harsh Vardhan said 90-99% of Covid-19 is only about protection and motivating others. You can protect yourself from this deadly virus with small precautions like wearing a good quality mask properly, maintaining social distance & taking care of hand-hygiene.
Meanwhile, India's coronavirus caseload rose to 89.58 lakh with fresh 45,576 infections, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 83.83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.58 per cent, according to the data updated by Union Health Ministry today.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,58,483, with 45,576 infections being reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 1,31,578 with 585 new fatalities, the data showed.
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