Coronavirus | Odisha declares journalists as frontline warriors
The Hindu
Government acknowledges the services rendered by them during the pandemic.
The Odisha government has declared working journalists as frontline COVID warriors by recognising the risks they undertake to cover the pandemic. Approving a proposal to this effect on Sunday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “Working journalists are doing great service to the State by providing seamless news feed, making people aware of issues relating to COVID-19 during these very trying times and they are a great support for our war against COVID.” According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the decision is likely to benefit 6,944 working journalists in the State.
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