The Covid warriors posted in the Covid Care Homes (CCHs) of the district, led by the State president of Covid Warrior Cheated Forum Er Debashisha Hota gave a memorandum to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through the Dhenkanal Collector not to disengage them
They also urged him for allocating Rs 500 crore in the Annual Budget for conversion of CCHs to PHCHs for better healthcare services in Odisha. If the demands are not fulfilled, they will organize dharana at Bhubaneswar from December 15, they warned. These Covid warriors are getting a very small salary, but they worked with dedication by moving around the villages, testing the health condition of the general public, taking swab, making antigen test and distributing medicines. Hence they played a crucial role in containing the Covid infection in the State, the memorandum said. Odisha is a village oriented state and due to its geographical conditions general public are not aware regarding public health issues and diseases in time. Hence, they are facing lots of problems and living measurable lives having lots of incurable diseases. Hence, if all CCHs will be converted to PHCHs, then rural Health service of Odisha could be better, the memorandum added.