Odisha doctors, health workers to get COVID booster dose on priority

Bhubaneswar, January 9: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Sunday directed all the district Collectors to ensure that doctors, nurses and heath workers engaged in COVID-19 duty are given booster dose on a priority basis. Reviewing the Omicron situation in the State through video conferencing from Lokseva Bhawan here, Mohapatra said that also directed that […]

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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Odisha raises retirement age of doctors to 65

Bhubaneswar: In order to strengthen Odisha’s fight against COVID-19 further, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced to enhance retirement age of Medical Officers of OHMS cadre and Allopathic Insurance Medical Officers under the Labour and ESI Department from 62 years to 65 years in the State.  The Chief Minister was reviewing the Coronavirus situation […]

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