Although most patients were discharged on Friday after resident doctors went on mass leave, OPD services were badly affected on Saturday. Indoor patients who continued to require treatment also faced difficulties, as a majority of doctors remained on strike.
Amid disruptions faced by patients in Himachal Pradesh's hospitals including the main referral hospital, Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), following the doctors' strike, state Health Minister Col. (Retd) Dhaniram Shandil on Saturday assured that medical services remain intact and the
Resident doctors and various doctors' organisations across almost all hospitals in Himachal Pradesh have supported the strike. As a result, OPD services remained shut at most places, while at locations where OPDs functioned, the number of doctors was very limited.
The Haryana government has invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act to restrict the Haryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS) doctors' strike. These orders prohibit doctors and Health Department employees from going on strike for six months.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the state government accepted all seven demands put forth by the medical fraternity at the Goa Medical College (GMC) who had been protesting against State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane for allegedly using harsh language with a senior doctor.
Sealdah Court in West Bengal granted bail on Friday to former officer-in-charge of Tala Police Station, Abhijit Mondal, and ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College, Dr Sandip Ghosh.
Junior Dr Aloke Verma, currently on a hunger strike at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, on Friday accused the local police of pressuring his patients and calling him to withdraw from the movement.
The Chief Secretary of West Bengal, Manoj Pant, has sent an email to junior doctors outlining the government's status report on health care initiatives aimed at improving safety and security in medical colleges across the state.
Dr RV Asokan, President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Friday met with the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front, who are on a hunger strike over the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital murder-rape case in Esplanade, Kolkata.
The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front on Thursday wrote a letter to Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, expressing frustration over the state government's silence regarding their concerns.
Around 50 senior doctors and faculty members of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata resigned on Tuesday in solidarity with their junior colleagues, who are on a hunger strike protesting the rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the institution's premises in August this year.