JAIPUR: Not much time has passed when people came out in their balconies and appreciated doctors and nurses for providing their services to Covid-19 patients and suspected cases, but these braveheart nurses are now facing threats from their land lords for the same reason for which they were appreciated.Health department is flooded with such complaints from doctors and nurses, who informed the higher authorities about the threats they have received from their landlords. "I have been deployed for the treatment of suspected Covid-19 patients at SMS hospital . My landlord is aware about it. Since it is highly contagious disease, my landlord is apprehensive that they might get infected with it because of me, which is not true at all. They have asked to to vacate the house," said a nursing staff on condition of anonymity.Not only her, but there are others such healthcare staff facing the same problem. Such cases have been reported in Bhilwara, Jhunjhunu and Jaipur where large number of health department's teams have been deployed in survey, treatment and care of the Covid-19 suspected patients and positive cases. In Bhilwara and Jhunjhunu, they are working hard in the areas, where curfew has already been imposed as these areas reported Covid-19 cases in clusters.Taking it as a serious issue, health department has decided to take action against such landlords. "Some complaints have been received about landlords threatening the nurses and doctors, who are tirelessly working for Covid-19 -related cases. The state government has taken serious note of it and a notification preventing such incidents to happen," said Rohit Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, health department.The notification says, "Landlords and house owners are forcing them to vacate their rented residences. The behavior amounts to obstructing public servants in discharging their duties. The state government has issued Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases Covid-19 Regulations 202 under Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 and Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases Act 1957 for prevention and containment of Covid-19."It further directed district collectors, superintendent of police and zonal deputy commissioners of municipal corporations to take strict penal action against such ,land lords and house owners under relevant provisions of law and submit action taken report on a daily basis to the health department.