BMC to hire pvt doctors for treating COVID-19 patients

Mumbai, Apr 14 () In view of the rising number ofcoronavirus cases in Mumbai, the city civic body has decidedto hire private doctors and nurses to treat patients atvarious isolation and quarantine facilities here.

It will also hire paramedical staff, ward boys andother health staff after due verification of their educationalqualification, as per a directive issued on Tuesday byBrihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi.

He has empowered assistant municipal commissioners,chief medical superintendent, executive health officer anddeputy municipal commissioners to hire the medical staff.

According to the directive, doctors will be paid amonthly remuneration of Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh, depending ontheir qualification, for eight-hour duty everyday.

Besides, nurses and lab technicians will be paid Rs30,000 per month, while the ward boys and other labour staffwill be paid Rs 20,000 remuneration for eight hours duty.

There have been over 1,550 coronavirus cases and 100deaths due to the disease in Mumbai so far. KKGK GK