Haryana government reopens Medical Colleges for MBBS classes

Haryana imposed curbs in mid-March along with a nationwide lockdown due to rising cases of COVID-19.

Haryana Medical Colleges Reopening: After a long gap of almost nine months due to the ongoing pandemic situation, the Haryana government finally reopened the medical colleges of the state on December 7, 2020, onward. Earlier, the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Haryana released a notification informing about the reopening of the medical colleges in the state. According to the reports, the decision came in response to the plan submitted by the Vice-Chancellor of Pandit Bhagwan Dyal Sharma University of Health Sciences regarding the reopening of the medical colleges for practical classes.

According to the official notice, medical students are directed to carry their COVID-19-negative report which must not be older than 72 hours before they come to college. It also asked the concerned colleges to help students in getting the medical test. Meanwhile, the Chief Medical Officers of all districts were also asked to help the colleges. The reopening of the medical colleges was also confirmed by the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar via a tweet.

Haryana imposed curbs in mid-March along with a nationwide lockdown due to rising cases of COVID-19. The medical colleges started conducting online classes, but the practical sessions could not be held. To address this issue, Pandit Bhagwan Dyal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak hosted a meeting of directors of medical colleges. They were directed to form a schedule to conduct physical class while maintaining all the health protocols.

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