Corona scare: Doctors cancel counselling sessions
New Delhi: As the fear of Coronavirus has taken over, doctors have cancelled counselling sessions for people, which rose to a good amount due to the recent riots that took place in Delhi.
Many councillors have cancelled therapy sessions with their patients, which has created a panic like situation for people who needed mental therapy.
"My sessions were cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak. In such stressful times, I was going twice to thrice per week but that has now been cancelled due to coronavirus," said Alia, a student of Ambedkar.
Both Central and state government authorities have taken out advisories regarding the pandemic that has spread over the whole city. People in different parts have already started taking precautions, where various companies have also asked their employees to work from home. Numerous IT companies have also asked their employees to work from home for at least a week. "It would be an understatement to say that the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting businesses across the globe. At the same time, corporates are increasingly focusing on the safety of their employees.
Many offices are shifting towards remote working while reminding employees to maintain good personal hygiene and seek medical attention immediately if they develop symptoms. Following suit, we have also enacted work from home across its offices. Employees across India who can work from home have been advised to do so, with critical cases being the only exceptions," said a statement from an international company in Delhi.
Numerous schools and universities have also closed classes and have postponed the examinations for now. From IIT to JNU all classes have been suspended. Following this, several members of the Delhi University's Academic Council (AC) have written to the varsity's Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi, requesting that teachers should also be asked to work from home after the university announced the closure of classes till March 31. In their letter, four AC members stated that while they welcomed DU's decision to suspend classes they feel that the teachers should also be exempted. "Many principals have asked teachers to compulsorily report to their respective colleges despite the suspension of class, even though the varsity's press release clearly insists on making e-resources available to students on a weekly basis," the letter said.
The teachers also demanded extension of the semester to cover up for the lost hours of regular teaching-learning and make corresponding changes in the examination schedule.
