Odisha: Doctors, Nurses, Paramedical Staff Exempted from Pass during Lockdown
Bhubaneswar: In yet another significant development, the Odisha Government has decided to allow free movement of doctors, nurses and other health personnel working in hospitals in their vehicle during lockdown based on their Identity card till March 27. In a letter to all SPs, DCPs and all range DIGs and IGs DIGs, Director General of [...]
Bhubaneswar: In yet another significant development, the Odisha Government has decided to allow free movement of doctors, nurses and other health personnel working in hospitals in their vehicle during lockdown based on their Identity card till March 27.
In a letter to all SPs, DCPs and all range DIGs and IGs DIGs, Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay stated, “Doctors, nurses and other health care personnel are crucial for society in general more so current scenario. Because of lack of capacity and other constrains pass system during lockdown is yet not robust. We are working to develop a web-based system of passes for all exempted category.”
“Since a web-based system will take time to develop and stabilise, doctors, nurses and health care workers employed in Government and as well as private hospitals should be allowed to move during lockdown till March 27 in their vehicles on showing their identity card which has name, designation and photograph, issued by the Government or private hospitals,” the DGP said.
The DGP also directed the top police personnel to instruct all the police stations and field officers immediately in this regard.
The Odisha Government has declared lockdown in the entire State till March 29 to check the spread of the virus.
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