Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated five more COVID-19 Hospitals in separate districts taking the State’s total number of these designated hospitals to 27.
Patnaik dedicated the facilities located in Angul, Bargarh, Jagatsinghpur, Nabarangpur and Sundargarh districts though a videoconference in the presence of Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Prahlad Joshi and State Health Minister Naba Kishore Das.
The Union Ministers assured to extend all kinds of support to the State in its battle against the coronavirus, said Das. Besides, as per the State Government’s direction, doctors and health workers engaged in the COVID-19 Hospitals would be provided with PPEs (personal protective equipments), food, accommodation and transportation facilities. All districts would have COVID-19 Hospital in next few days, he added.
“With the right kind of roadmap prepared by CM Naveen Patnaik and support from the public, Odisha will soon get past this COVID-19 crisis,” said Das.