Addressing the meeting on a virtual platform, Chief Minister Naveen on Friday appreciated and thanked all the expert members for accepting the state s invitation and giving their view on the subject. He said the people have a lot of apprehensions over the COVID-19 and the possible third wave which may also affect children.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India] May 29 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday attended the first COVID Vaccination Advisory Committee meeting and said that the state needs to fine-tune the processes to defeat the coronavirus with the advice of the health experts.
Odisha govt forms high-level advisory committee for COVID management ANI | Updated: May 15, 2021 22:16 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Odisha government on Saturday constituted a high-level advisory committee led by K Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) to suggest measures to tackle the possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to strategise the vaccination drive.
The Chief Secretary to the state government Suresh Chandra Mahapatra during a briefing informed about the high-level advisory committee. The expert committee will advise the state government on vaccination and management of COVID-19 including the necessary infrastructure, like ICU, ventilators, and manpower. On the basis of the recommendation of the expert panel, the government will take measures for the treatment of COVID patients, Mahapatra said.