T’gana to deploy fresh grads to ease strain

Hyderabad, May 9: With Telangana’s healthcare sector grappling with the mounting pressure of Covid pandemic, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to temporarily draw upon fresh medical and paramedical graduates across the state.
According to a statement by the state government, as part of the exercise, the CM has decided to invite applications from around 50,000 medical students, who have completed their MBBS course and are qualified.
The medical and health officials have been asked to appoint doctors, nurses, lab technicians, pharmacists and other paramedical staff for a period of two to three months and utilise their services for the treatment of coronavirus. (IANS)