Shimla: Medical Colleges to Reopen
State Health Secretary Mr. Amitav Awasthi on Friday stated that all the five medical colleges in the state would start functioning after a nine-month-long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with certain conditions from December 1.
The Health Secretary said that after receiving a letter from the Union Government to open the medical colleges, a meeting was held with all principals of:
- Indra Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
- Dr. Rajinder Prasad Medical College, Tanda
- Medical Colleges in Chamba, Hamirpur, and Neri Choke
On Thursday, the state government directed the colleges to open with conditions of SOPs.
Mr. Awasthi asserted that all medical colleges would become functional as the classes of MBBS first and final years would start from December 1. The parents and students have been asked to arrange the COVID-19 test reports and an affidavit of undertaking with them to join the classes following the Government of India SOPs in this regard.
Students of other classes of MBBS would start from the second week of December, probably from December 8 and 9, with similar SOP conditions, he noted.
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