A dead nurse in Uttar Pradesh has been registered as a frontline worker who will be receiving a shot of the COVID vaccine in the first phase of inoculation.
The list, which has been prepared by the state Health Department for Ayodhya’s Dufferin Hospital, mentions the names of three nurses, one of whom is dead, the other has retired while the third nurse has resigned, The Quint reported. All of them are part of a list of people who will get the vaccine.
Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh has now ordered a probe in the matter and assured that action will be taken against the responsible officials. Local officials said the names were mistakenly included in the list, which was prepared three months ago and was yet to be updated, the report added.
