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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities at 4.30 PM on Monday via video conferencing. These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These three high-throughput testing facilities have been […]
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Bhubaneswar: Train services have been affected due to the complete lockdown in West Bengal. The neighbouring State is observing complete lockdown on July 25 and 29 to break the COVID-19 chain. According to an East Coast Railway (ECoR) statement, Sealdah (Kolkata)-Bhubaneswar-Sealdah Duronto Special 02201/02202) from Sealdah and Bhubaneswar will remain cancelled on July 27 […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in its war against the COVID-19 pandemic situation has taken steps to increase the bed strength for better and efficient treatment of the patients across the State Capital. There will be 850 more beds including 31 ICU beds. While the High-Tech Medical and Hospital in the collaboration with BMC […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in its war against the COVID-19 pandemic situation has taken steps to increase the bed strength for better and efficient treatment of the patients across the State Capital. There will be 850 more beds including 31 ICU beds. While the High-Tech Medical and Hospital in the collaboration with BMC […]
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Bhubaneswar: Recognising the popularity of the famous folk song ‘Rangabati’, the Odisha Government on Wednesday renamed ‘Bilung’ village in the district of Sambalpur as ‘Rangabati Bilung.’ Bilung village is the native place of Mitrabhanu Gauntia, lyricist of the famous ‘Rangabati’ song, has been renamed as Rangabati Bilung. His contribution to the cultural heritage of Odisha is […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday spoke to Serum Institute CEO, Adar Poonawalla over a video call to discuss on progress of Covid vaccine. The Chief Minister expressed happiness that Serum Institute has partnered with Oxford University to develop Covid vaccine and congratulated for the recent promising results published in Lancet on Covid vaccine. […]
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Bhubaneswar: In order to strengthen Odisha’s fight against COVID-19 further, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced to enhance retirement age of Medical Officers of OHMS cadre and Allopathic Insurance Medical Officers under the Labour and ESI Department from 62 years to 65 years in the State. The Chief Minister was reviewing the Coronavirus situation […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Monday made a provision of Rs 7,500 for handling and disposal of each COVID-19 positive dead body in the State, said an official order. According to an order of the Health and Family Welfare Department, the expenditure for the purpose will be met out of the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday approved incentives for doctors, paramedics and Class-IV employees engaged in #COVID health facilities such as dedicated COVID Hospitals/COVID Health Centres/COVID Care Centres in the State for treatment and care of COVID19 positive patients. As per the Health and Family Welfare Department notification, doctors will get an incentive of Rs […]
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Bhubaneswar: In the first quarter of current financial year – from April to June, 2020- the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has loaded 7,000 Tonnes of parcel that include 6160 Tonnes of essential commodities through Special Parcel Express Trains during the lockdown. According to an ECoR statement, at least 31 Tonnes of medicine & 20 Tonnes […]
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