Medical interns & MBBS final year students can be deployed for Covid duty

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Medical interns and final-year MBBS students can be deployed to fight the deadly coronavirus and save lives, the Centre announced on Monday, as part of the new wartime measures to defeat the pandemic.</p>
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Interns can be used for Covid management duties and final-year students can be deployed in tele-consultation roles and to monitor mild cases, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. However, they will have to work under supervision of senior doctors or faculty members.</p>
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Similarly, nurses with B.Sc or GNM (General Nursing & Midwife) degrees or certifications can be deployed on Covid duties, so long as they, too, are supervised by senior doctors or nurses.</p>
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The centre has also postponed, for a second time, the NEET-PG medical entrance exam. It will now not be held before August 31, and candidates will be given a month's notice before it is held. It was earlier postponed last month due to the surge in Covid-19 cases. The centre said this will make qualified doctors and medical students available for Covid duties.</p>
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In addition, medical personnel completing 100 days of Covid duties will get the Prime Minister's Distinguished Covid National Service Samman and given priority when applying for government posts.</p>