Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh on Sunday said around 700 doctors appointed in government hospitals have not reported for duty and will be dismissed soon.
Mr Singh, who was here to inspect Mukhayamantri Jan Aarogya Mela at a community health centre, said nearly 700 doctors appointed in government hospitals have gone to other places or have started pursuing higher education without informing the department.
He said, "The process for dismissal of these doctors has started, and their services will be terminated in one to one-and-a-half months."
On the coronavirus outbreak, the health minister said, "There is no need to feel afraid. This virus can be tackled through proper prevention. India is ready to combat it."
"Stayed For An Hour": UP Health Minister On Coronavirus Scare After Party After UP Governor, Yogi Adityanath And UP MLAs To Adopt A TB patient each Bangladesh Imposes Curfew, Deploys Military As 105 Die In Protests "Jindal Group Executive Showed Porn, Groped Me On Flight": Woman To NDTV "This Gave A Seizure To...": Musk On Microsoft CEO's Update On Outage Joe Biden Is The Best Person To Take On Trump, Says His Campaign Wife Among Two Jailed For Life For Man's Murder In Gurugram: Cops 1,100 Flights Cancelled In US As Microsoft Outage Disrupts Operations Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.