Hospital services were affected in different parts of the country on Friday as a doctors’ agitation that began in West Bengal following an assault on medical professionals spread to the national capital, Kerala, Hyderabad, Chandigarh and even Jammu and Kashmir. “The gruesome incident in NRS Medical College, Kolkata, is of barbaric nature,” the IMA said in a statement on Friday. Health Minister asks doctors to call off strikeUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urged protesting doctors in West Bengal to return to work to ensure that patients don’t suffer. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has sought safe working conditions for medical professionals following the Kolkata assault . “The gruesome incident in NRS Medical College, Kolkata, is of a barbaric nature,” the IMA said in a statement expressing solidarity with the doctors on strike.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2019 17:03 UTC