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Odisha Chief Minister inaugurated two dedicated COVID Hospitals

in District Diary, State News August 1, 2020 0 119 Views

 Bhubaneswar:1/8/20: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated two dedicated COVID Hospitals with a capacity of 150 beds each in Ganjam district. The hospitals are functional at AMIT Hospital, Galanthara, and MKCG Medical College, Berhampur.

The hospitals are equipped with 150-bed strength each and 24 ICUs each with ventilators. These facilities will provide critical care for patients from the district within the district itself.

CM lauded the dedication of CovidWarriors & cooperation of the people of Ganjam in the fight against the pandemic. Despite having higher caseload, more than 85% of rural areas are now in the green zone, recovery rate is higher than the national average and positive rate is on the decline.
CM reaffirmed that Odisha Govt will leave no stone unturned to fight this pandemic and protect the lives of people. CM also appealed everyone to obey COVID19 guidelines and asked people not to allow complacency to cloud judgement. Patnaik said over 85 per cent of rural Ganjam is in the green zone and the recovery rate in Ganjam is much higher than the national average.

The Chief Minister said his government is leaving no stone unturned in fighting this pandemic and saving lives. He assured the people that the State Government started plasma therapy for containing coronavirus.

Speaking on the occasion, OLA Speaker Surya Narayan Patra stressed adherence to social distancing guidelines. Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh said hoped that two hospitals will be helpful for containing the upsurge in coronavirus.

The programme was attended by Berhampur MP Chandrasekhar Sahu and Berhampur MLA Bikram Panda. The district collector delivered the welcome address.

Senior officials from CMO including Chief Advisor, 5T Secretary, Development Commissioner and Special Relief Commissioner also attended the programme.

The AMIT Hospital at Galanthara has 150 beds with 24 ICU beds. The other 150-bed facility is at MKCG hospital in Berhampur has also 24 ICU beds. The Tata COVID hospital at Shitalapalli in Berhampur is already functional.

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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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