CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has assured striking nurses who worked during Covid-19 that the government would recruit them as and when vacancies arise.

For the time being, he said, the government would hire around 800 of them, who were among the 4,000 nurses hired on a contract basis at the start of the pandemic in 2020.

When new openings arise or new programmes are established, Health Minister Ma Subramanian pledged on Monday that over 800 nurses who served during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak will be hired. "Approximately 70% to 85% of the nurses have already been placed in other positions. A total of 800 nurses are expected to be hired in the near future, he said "On the sidelines of an event in Chennai.

The nurses were hired by the health department to assist in the fight against the pandemic. The government employed 4,000 nurses, but a few quit later, leaving 3,200 on duty, resulting in 800 vacancies at present. The 800 nurses are part of a contingent of 4,000 nurses hired on a contract basis at the start of the epidemic in 2020. When the health department employed the nurses to assist with COVID patients, they had finished their exams and had been shortlisted by the Medical Recruitment Board (MRB).

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