Indian Medical Association (IMA) President Sahajanand Prasad Singh said that Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has assured him that NEET-PG counselling will start before January 6, 2022. As per a press release, "Health Minister has assured us that the NEET-PG counselling will start before 6th January 2022.

There will be no FIRs on the doctors. There is no need to panic for the new variant of Covid-19 but all precautions should be taken by the people." It read, "IMA has expressed its anguish on police action on a peaceful demand of doctors for the right cause.