Desist from media interactions: Dir Health to Doctors

Srinagar, May 6: Director Health Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Rather on Thursday directed doctors to desist from media interactions, saying that strict disciplinary action will be initiated against the doctors found involved in it.
In a circular, Director Health, Kashmir, said that “All Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents/Block Medical Officers of Kashmir Division are enjoined upon to issue instructions to all the staff under their administrative domain to desist from media interactions, as it has been seen that contradictory and confusing messages are being circulated, which misinforms the public and creates un-necessary and avoidable panic.”
“They will initiate strict disciplinary action against anyone indulging in such behavior and shall further report of any disregard of these instructions by any officer / official to this Office also,” the circular reads. (KNO)