Odisha authorities asks police to make sure safety of medical doctors, nurses

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: In order to make sure security of medical doctors and different healthcare staff throughout the Covid-19 disaster, Odisha authorities has directed the authorities to make sufficient safety preparations in any respect Covid remedy amenities within the State.

In a letter to the collectors, municipal commissioners, Commissionerate Police and all district SPs, Additional Chief Secretary of Health Pradipta Mohapatra on Friday directed to make obligatory safety preparations at devoted Covid hospitals, devoted Covid well being centres and Covid care centres underneath their respective jurisdictions.

It has come to the discover of the federal government that undesirable conditions occurred in some Covid amenities like assault on medical doctors, paramedics deployed there and injury was induced to the dear tools and devices on the amenities by the kin of the deceased Covid sufferers, Mohapatra stated within the letter.

It is the prime obligation in such troublesome hours to supply sufficient security and safety to healthcare officers, who’ve been engaged in numerous Covid-19 amenities and are offering emergency providers to the folks to combat the pandemic, and to guard the dear life-saving tools put in in such amenities, he added.

Meanwhile, within the wake of fireplace accidents in some Covid hospitals within the nation, the federal government has directed the Fire Service division to take sufficient measures to keep away from any such incident within the State.

Odisha Fire Service has deployed its personnel in 48 devoted Covid hospitals within the State together with six in Bhubaneswar to deal with any emergency. At least six personnel have been deployed in every Covid hospital. 

“To prevent any fire accident, firemen with equipment have been deployed at all dedicated Covid hospitals in the State,” stated a fireplace division officer.