Take strict action against those assaulting health workers: Centre
The Hindu
Invoke Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, if necessary, it says
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Saturday advised the States and the Union Territories to register cases against those involved in assaulting doctors and healthcare professionals. “In the present circumstances, it has become imperative that strict action be taken against those who assault healthcare professionals,” he said in a letter to the States and the Union Territories. He said institutional first information reports (FIRs) should be registered against the offenders and such cases should be fast tracked.More Related News

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