Resident doctors in Maharashtra are yet to resume work despite an appeal by an association representing them to join duty and intervention of the Bombay High Court.

Doctors Stike: government hospitals OPD and general wards are affected

With the doctors not returning to work, functioning of the OPDs and general wards in the government and the civic hospitals are likely to be affected today as well.

Resident doctors show placards during a protest rally at the KEM hospital

“The OPDs in KEM, Sion and Nair hospitals have not yet become fully operational. Some doctors are managing them but it has increased the waiting period for patients,” Dr Avinash Supe, dean of KEM Hospital

Resident doctors along with senior doctors take out a protest rally at the KEM hospital

Asked about the striking doctors resuming duty, Supe said, “Very few have returned to work. Hence, full medical services will not be available immediately.”

Junior doctors of Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH), wearing helmets, staging a demonstration in Guwahati

After the court order, the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) late last night appealed to the striking medical practitioners to join duty.

doctors along with senior doctors take out a protest rally at the KEM hospital

After holding a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday, the doctors decided to wait for a copy of the minutes before taking a call on joining duty.

A doctor hold a placard during a protest rally at the KEM hospital

In a bid to end the strike, Fadnavis proposed setting up a panel to resolve security issues in state-run hospitals.