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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik declares journalists as frontline Covid warriors

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors.

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
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1 min read Last Updated : May 02 2021 | 2:35 PM IST

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen

Patnaik on Sunday declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors.

While approving a proposal to this effect, the chief minister said, journalists are doing a great service to the state by providing seamless news feed and making people aware of coronavirus-related issues.

"They are a great support for our war against COVID- 19," a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said.

The decision would benefit over 6,500 journalists.

"As many as 6,944 working journalists of the state have been covered under the Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana. They are getting health insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh each," the statement said.

Odisha has also announced an ex gratia of Rs 15 lakh for the next of kin of journalists who die of COVID-19 while performing their duty, it said.

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After being declared as frontline workers by the state government, journalists will now get priority in the vaccination programme, sources said.

As many as 11 newspareons have died of the infection in Odisha since the beginning of the pandemic, sources said.

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First Published: May 02 2021 | 2:30 PM IST

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