Indian doctors, trained abroad, forced to stand by as Covid-19 sweeps nation
Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times/Getty Images Indian graduates with medical degrees from other countries are urging its government to allow them to work in the worst hit country which has over 400 000 daily Covid-19 infections. They are required to pass local exams in India before practising in the country. Last week, overworked nurses and paramedics in government hospitals in the western state of Gujarat went on a strike asking for better wages and insurance cover. Around 90 000 Indian doctors armed with medical degrees from Russia, China and Ukraine are urging the government to put them to work in...