Doctors Slam 'VIP Culture': Write Letter To PM Modi About House Calls By Politicians For Testing

The doctors stated that a majority of politicians make doctors do house calls even though there is no legal order from the medical superintendent to do so.

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New Delhi: In a letter to Prime Minister Modi, doctors' association Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) complain about the 'VIP Culture' in government hospitals and said that politicians call them home for testing & treatments. 

The doctors pointed in their letter out that while there were no facilities for doctors on the frontline when they test Covid positive, politicians were getting special treatments even though they are responsible for the surge in Covid cases by holding rallies. 

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— FAIMA Doctors Association (@FAIMA_INDIA_) April 12, 2021

“Priority is being given to all the so-called politicians and their party workers who have actually held rallies and increased the spread of the virus” FAIMA said in the letter.

The doctors stated that a majority of politicians informally impose doctors make house calls even though there is no legal order from the medical superintendent to do so which moreover 'reduces & wastes the limited manpower' at such a dire time. The letter further said, "Central government have VIP counters for testing, allowing all party workers of politicians and ministries to get themselves tested but doctors have no separate counters for testing”. 

The second wave of Covid-19 has brought a rapid rise in cases adding pressure to the medical system in the country. As Maharashtra remains the top contributors to the case load, BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday decided to convert Four-star and Five-star hotels as Covid centres. BMC has also decided to set up 3 new jumbo field hospitals in the city.

Meanwhile, the Kejriwal govenrment informed that authorities in the national capital are working on attaching banquet halls and hotels with large hospitals. The capacity of beds will also be increased soon. Hospitals may delay some planned surgeries and focus on emergency surgery. Moreover, the experts are examining each patient and a call will be taken if he/she can be cured at home. 

India reports 1,61,736 new COVID19 cases, 97,168 discharges and 879 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry. The total cases now stands at 1,36,89,453.