Odisha Speaker Asks Health Minister To Form Special Squad To Inspect COVID Hospitals

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro on Saturday directed the Health and Family Welfare minister Naba Kumar Das to form a special squad for inspection of all government and private COVID hospitals in the state.

Giving a ruling on the allegation of leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik on the gross mismanagement in treatment of COVID-19 patients, Patro said the government has also been receiving similar complaints.

The Speaker directed the minister to set up a special team which will visit all COVID hospitals in the state to oversee their overall management.