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Odisha’s model to combat the dreaded Coronavirus is based on humanitarianism

in State News May 2, 2020 Comments Off on Odisha’s model to combat the dreaded Coronavirus is based on humanitarianism 543 Views

Bhubaneswar:2/5/20: Chief Spokesperson on COVID-19, Subroto Bagchi said Odisha’s model to combat the dreaded Coronavirus is based on humanitarianism. He said the state is at the bottom of the ladder among the affected states.

Bagchi said of 36,593 samples tested in the state so far, 153 have tested positive (positivity rate is 0.4 percent, the lowest among the affected states). The chief spokesperson said only one death was reported in the state.

Bagchi said the state is in the preparatory stage and the second one is the preliminary war. The last two stages, intense fight, and end of the war are still to come.

Given our dedication, we are hopeful to win the war against corona, he said and added that chief minister Naveen Patnaik is at the forefront of the decisive war.

The chief minister has directed to work with greater vision and effect. He said Odisha has successfully established 35 exclusive COVID-19 hospitals and 7291 temporary medical centers with 1.82 lakh beds in all the 6,798 Gram Panchayats. Bagchi said the testing capacity of the state has been increased.

The chief spokesperson said the poorest of the poor in the state were given ration for the next three months to ensure food security. This will encourage them to fight coronavirus, he added.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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