Security to the Doctors and Medical staff in Hospitals and places where patients who have been diagnosed COVID 19

Security to the Doctors and Medical staff in Hospitals and places where patients who have been diagnosed COVID 19

No.11034/01/2020 -IS-IV

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS 

(INTERNAL SECURITY-I DIVISION)

North Block, New Delhi

Date: 11.04.2020

To,

Madam/ Sir,

Reference is invited to the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s direction in WP (Civil) No.10795/2020 dated 08.04.2020, which is as under:

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‘The Government of India, respective States/ Union Territories and respective Police authorities are directed to provide the necessary Police security to the Doctors and medical staff in Hospitals and places where patients who have been  diagnosed COVID-19 or patients suspected of COVID 19 or those quarantined are housed. Necessary Police security be also extended to Doctors and other medical staff ·who visit places to conduct screening of people to find  out symptoms of disease.”

2.      It is requested that necessary action may be taken for compliance of the. said order.

Yours faithfully,

(Sriniyasu K.)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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