India, Dec. 26 -- Outpatient Department (OPD) services at government hospitals across Odisha will remain suspended for one hour every day from 10 am to 11 am starting today due to the ongoing strike by the doctors. The disruption will continue for an indefinite period as doctors have decided not to attend the OPD during this time.

The decision was announced by the Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA), which said doctors would also stop work carried out under the National health Mission during the one-hour window.

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