Health officials during their door-to-door visit in a Srinagar locality to check for symptoms of coronavirus on March 19, 2020.
Srinagar- The doctors association of Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the alleged harassment of health workers by the government forces in the Valley.
In a statement issued here, President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that any relaxation in restrictions would mean inviting Covid-19, that would unleash death and devastation in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
“But it is unfortunate that large number of health workers and doctors have complained that different security agencies are creating hurdles in there free movement when they are on way to perform their duties,” he said.
He requested Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone to order slew of measures during these trying times so that hassle free movement of doctors or any emergency is not interrupted.
“The very abnormal behavior of security personnel can increase mortality due to non- Covid- 19 cases,” Naik said.
The doctors body appealed administration to frame rotational duty for frontline health workers and group them into team A and B ,so that back up teams are always ready to handle crisis and cases as desired.
In a meeting held on Tuesday, DAK hailed the measures taken by UT administration including closing of educational institutions, public places and suspension of flight operations.
“Administration is doing its best to save lives of people but it is unfortunate that some people who are ignorant about the gravity of situation are going to trouble the people,” Naik said.
DAK stressed the government to arrange huge quantities of Personal Protection Kits in order to curtail the spread and attack of infection on health workers.
“We are around more than 30 thousand work force and therefore it is very imperative to purchase safety kits in very huge quantities,” Naik added.
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