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Govt announces MBBS, BDS seats reserved for wards of COVID Warriors

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, NOV 19, 2020: THE Health Ministry today approved a new category called ‘Wards of COVID Warriors’ for the selection and nomination of candidates under Central Pool MBBS and BDS seats for the academic year 2020-21.

Five Central Pool MBBS seats have been reserved for this category, said Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.

He said this move aims to dignify and honour the contribution made by the COVID warriors in treatment and management of coronavirus patient. “This will honour the solemn sacrifice of all COVID warriors who served selflessly for duty and humanity.”

Central Pool MBBS seats will be allocated for selection and nominations of the candidates from amongst the wards of COVID warriors, who have lost their lives due to the virus or died accidentally while on COVID-19 related duty.

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 the National Testing Agency.

COVID warriors, as defined by the Indian government, 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.”

They include 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/Union Territories, AIIMS and Institutes of National Importance (INIs)/hospitals of Central Ministries drafted for COVID-19 related responsibilities.


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