Truth in true form RNI Regd NO: ODIENG/2019/77780 BHUBANESWAR www.aroundodisha.com VOLUME - 2 ISSUE - 293 PRICE- Rs.2/- TUESDAY 18 MAY 2021 Cyclone Tauktae: Shah holds 2 Painting to spread the 3 ...............Miss Universe 2020: Miss 6 ‘No surprise’: Michael Clarke on 7 meet to ensure Covid message and Mexico Andrea Meza gets the Bancroft’s revelation on ball response remains unaffected awareness of Covid19 crown, who is she? tampering issue PM interacts with group of doctors from across the country to discuss Covid situation Odisha Fights Covid-19: House-To-House Survey Lasting New Delhi, May 17: guidance and leadership Prime Minister Shri during the recent surge of 3 Months To Begin From May 24, Announces CM Narendra Modi today cases. Doctors thanked Bhubaneswar, May 17: reach and they are there they are free to start interacted with a Group the Prime Minister for Chief Minister Naveen in almost every village. An TMCs based on need and of Doctors from across prioritising the health care Patnaik today announced amount of Rs 10,000 per inflow of people from out- the country, via video workers for vaccination. that a 3-month house-to- GKS will be sanctioned side. To start with, the conferencing, to discuss They informed the Prime house survey (for Covid for undertaking Covid re- State has started function- the Covid related situa- Minister about their pre- symptoms and co-mor- lated activities at village ing zonal TMCs as flow tion. Prime Minister paredness since the first thanked the entire medi- wave of Covid and the cal fraternity & the para- challenges they faced in medical staff for the ex- the second wave. The emplary fight displayed doctors shared their ex- by them against the ex- periences, best practices traordinary circum- and the innovative efforts. stances of the second system. Prime Minister every patient is SOP discussed the challenge of They informed that in the wave of Covid, adding underlined that the strat- driven. He said that Mucormycosis and said fight against Covid, ev- that the entire country is egy of starting vaccination telemedicine has played a that doctors may need to ery effort is also being indebted to them. He programme with front line big role for patients in put in extra effort towards made to take proper noted that be it testing, warriors has paid rich home isolation, and this taking active steps and care of non-Covid pa- supply of medicines or dividends in the second service needs to be ex- spreading awareness tients. They also shared set-up of new infrastruc- wave. About 90% of the panded in rural areas as about it. He further un- their experiences of in- ture in record time, all health professionals in the well. He lauded the doc- derscored the importance creasing awareness bid conditions) will be level involving the commu- of people from outside is these are being done at a country have already tors who are forming of psychological care, among the public, in- carried out by ASHAs nity.” As ASHAs monitor very less compared to last fast pace. Several chal- taken the first dose. Vac- teams and providing along with the importance cluding about sensitising and Anganwadi Workers home isolation cases, they year,” the CM added. lenges of oxygen produc- cines have ensured safety telemedicine service in of physical care. He said patients against im- (AWWs). This survey will be provided one time Odisha imposed the tion and supply are being of most of the doctors. villages. He appealed to that continuously fighting proper use of medicines. will be launched on May assistance of Rs 10,000 Lockdown to slow down overcome. The steps Prime Minister urged doctors across the states this long battle against the The meeting was at- 24. For this, the health for bicycle, cupboard, the impact of the second taken by the country to doctors to include oxygen to form similar teams, virus must be mentally tended by Member personnel (ASHA and slippers, umbrella and wave of COVID-19 augment human re- audit in their daily efforts. train final year MBBS challenging for the medi- (Health) NITI Aayog, AWWs) will be given an torch. The Gram pandemic. However, sources, like including Noting that a large num- students and MBBS in- cal fraternity, but the Health Secretary, Phar- additional incentive of Rs Panchayats, Gaon Kalyan lockdowns cannot be the MBBS students in Covid ber of patients are under- terns, and work towards power of faith of citizens maceutical Secretary 1000 per month for these Samitis and Sarpanchs solution as it seriously hurts treatment, and ASHAs going treatment in ‘home ensuring that all tehsils and stands with them in this and other officers from 3 months. Addressing an have been involved since many livelihoods, Naveen and Anganwadi workers isolation’, he requested districts of the country fight. During the interac- PMO, Ministries and All-Party meeting over the beginning. The said. “It’s a long fight and in rural areas, provided the doctors to ensure that have telemedicine ser- tion, the Doctors thanked Departments of Central video-conferencing, the grassroots workers like we have to be prepare our extra support to the health the home based care of vice. Prime Minister also the Prime Minister for his Government. Chief Minister stressed on ANMs, ASHAs, people through aware- the importance of ‘Com- Anganwadi workers and ness. Wearing masks, munity Involvement’ in organisations like Mission washing hands regularly, combating Coronavirus Shakti groups have been maintaining social dis- Now, Pregnant Women In Bhubaneswar Can Get Covid Testing Facility At Doorstep terming it as one of the intensively utilized for pro- tances, avoiding crowding Bhubaneswar, May tails, Covid testing ‘mail pillars’, of Odisha’s viding the services to the and staying at home un- 17: Encouraged by the team will visit house of Covid management strat- people. “Sarpanchs con- less really necessary to go responses received the registered pregnant egy. “Gaon Kalyan tinue to have the powers out. These are our main during doorstep woman to collect Samitits (GKS) are at the of district collectors in en- weapons to control the vi- Covid testing and vac- samples. Earlier, the cutting edge of our out- forcing lockdown etc. and rus spread.” cination drives for se- BMC launched the nior citizens in doorstep sample col- Bhubaneswar, the city lection facility for se- municipal corporation nior citizens in the city. Shiv Sunder Das Named Batting Coach Of India Women’s Team today decided to pro- The 60+ age group Bhubaneswar, May 17: The Board of Control for vide the testing at can book their ap- Cricket In India (BCCI) today appointed former doorstep facility for pointment by calling India opener Shiv Sunder Das as batting coach of pregnant women as 1929 helpline to avail the Senior India Women’s Cricket team. The 43- well. As per the deci- the service. Today the year-old Das will join Ramesh Powar-led sup- sion taken by the BMC collected 222 port staff for the Senior India Women’s Cricket Bhubaneswar Munici- women interested to ment by dialing 1929 helpline is 8 AM to 11 samples during the on- team’s England tour in June. The India women’s pal Corporation undergo Covid testing helpline. The timing for AM. After getting ad- call Covid testing drive team will play a Test, three ODIs and as many (BMC), pregnant can book an appoint- calling up 1929 dress and other de- for senior citizens. T20Is in England between June 16 and July 15. Odisha Government Fixed The Rates For Ambulance Services Aadhaar Card Won’t Be Mandatory For Vaccination Rs 750/10 km, Rs. 30 New Delhi, May 17: stated that the require- for every extra km. Ad- The second wave of ment of Aadhaar card ditional of Rs 50 for life Corona virus has wors- has also been removed support. 2. Larger vehicle ened the situation in the for applying corona vac- with advanced life sup- country. Things may cine, giving medicines port system will charge seem a bit cautious at or hospitalization. In Rs. 3000 upto 10 kms the moment, but the such a situation, no one and additional Rs. 50 for death toll is not going to can refuse to give you every extra km. These give relief. Meanwhile, treatment just because Bhubaneswar, May 17: In lance services in the State rates shall be applicable the absence of Aadhaar you do not have an a major development , the The ambulance rates fixed to all the private hospitals card or Ayushman card Aadhaar card. It will no Odisha government led by the Odisha State Gov- and to all the private am- is causing difficulties for longer be indispensable by CM Naveen Patnaik ernment is as follows:1. bulance service providers the patients. In such a for availing the required fixed the rates for Ambu- Small vehicle will charge in the state. situation, the Unique services. There is no ir- Identification Authority relevance of Aadhaar of India has given great for vaccination as well. due to not having an ted in government hos- said that in the absence 90% Of Odisha Districts In Red Zone relief to the people of the This statement of Aadhaar card. In medi- pitals, it is not a matter of an Aadhaar card, reg- country. UIDAI has UIDAI is of great im- cal emergency cases, of everyone to get ex- istration can be done Bhubaneswar, May 17: under Red Zone. As (9,999) and Cuttack clearly stated that due to portance to the people many people have an pensive treatment in pri- through other docu- In what could indicate per the information (8926).