Bhubaneswar: Corporate houses, public sector undertakings, central or state government establishments, housing societies, religious institutions, or NGOs in Odisha will be permitted to set up their own COVID care facilities and policy in this regard is going to be released soon, informed Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Monday.
Tripathy informed that many organisations or institutions and Corporate Houses who have their own township or colonies with hospital facilities have requested the State Government for allowing Institutional Isolation of their members/personnel in their own facilities for mild and asymptomatic positive cases.
In view of this, the State Government has framed a policy as per which the following organisations/institutions can create Covid Care Home and Covid Care Centre to accommodate COVID-19 positive persons belonging to their establishments.
i. All Municipal Corporations
ii. Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda Airports
iii. East Coast Railways at their different centres
iv. Paradeep, Dhamra and Gopalpur Ports
v. Central and State PSUs operating in Odisha, with their own Township/Colonies with adequate facilities
vi. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) setups in Odisha
vii. Odisha Police, Odisha Fire Services, Directorate of Prisons
viii. Central Institutes, Universities and Deemed Universities-both in Government and Private Sector
ix. Religious bodies/places such as Temples, Mosques, Churches, Gurudwaras etc.
x. Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs)
xi. Any other interested NGOs, CSOs and Corporate-both in Government and Private Sector.
The COVID-19 Isolation facilities created by State Government will be primarily used for housing those COVID-19 suspect or positive cases who do not have the infrastructure for Home Isolation and otherwise not accommodated in the CCCs or CCHs indicated above. Tripathy further said that the State Government is ready to provide additional support to such organisations or institutions if needed.