Odisha’s first Covid-19 patient discharged from Capital Hospital, active cases three

Bhubaneswar: The 33-year-old Italy-returned man belonging to Bhubaneswar, who was the first in the State to test positive for Coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and being treated at Capital Hospital here has recovered and tested negative for the virus. He is being discharged, informed the Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department. Now, the active COVID-19 cases in […]

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Surya Nagar sealed fully as man without foreign travel history tests positive for Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: A day after a 60-year-old man of Surya Nagar here without travel history tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday made public the name of the patient in view of larger public interest and sealed the entire area. So far, the Government policy was not to reveal […]

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Berhampur civic body distributes free dry ration to slum dwellers

Berhampur: Amid complete lockdown in the city due to a spurt in Covid-19 positive cases, around 7,500 families consisting of more than 30,000 people in slums have been supported by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC), through donations mobilised by various charity minded people and organisations. On Wednesday, the BeMC distributed dry ration kits consisting of […]

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Good Samaritans help Bhubaneswar cops have Coronavirus-free lives

Bhubaneswar:  With nationwide lockdown in place to check the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), there is a bright light to be found in the acts of kindness shown by ordinary people. The authorities has chosen to be cruel in order to be kind, several harsh measures to halt the rapid spread of the virus […]

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Odisha’s two Covid-19 hospitals ready to treat patients, says Govt

Bhubaneswar: Two Covid-19 hospitals with total 650-bed capacity developed by the Odisha Government are now ready in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to provide dedicated health care to novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) patients, said an official release. The first one is a 500-beded dedicated hospital at KIIMS in Bhubaneswar while the second one has come up at Ashwini […]

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Fifth positive case of coronavirus reported in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Another person on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bhubaneswar, taking the total number of positive cases in Odisha to five, of which the second patient has been cured and discharged. The patient is now undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. “A 60-year-old person of […]

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Odisha’s second COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital

Bhubaneswar: A 19-year-old man, who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 19, walked out of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Wednesday. He was the second person to be tested positive for the novel Coronavirus in the State. After the reports of the youth came negative, health authorities were confident about […]

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Odisha Govt constitutes committee to seek experts’ views to combat Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has constituted a committee led by Finance Department Principal Secretary Ashok Meena to engage with various knowledge institutions, experts and technology companies to provide strategic direction to deal with novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State. Industries and MSME Department Principal Secretary Hemant Sharma, OSD to Chief Secretary on COVID-19 Management and […]

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Coronavirus lockdown: BMC starts feeding stray animals in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday started serving of food and water to stray animals roaming around hungry on streets due to the lockdown in Bhubaneswar. Three vehicles have been used for distribution of food and water in three zones of the BMC. Each vehicle, which started from the sub-divisional veterinary officer (SDVO), […]

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Odisha registers 4th Coronavirus case as 29-yr-old Dubai-returned tests positive

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha registered its fourth case of Covid-19 as a 29-year-old man from Bhadrak with travel history to Dubai, tested positive on Monday. “Fourth COVID-19 confirmed case; 29 years old male of Bhadrak district with travel history to Dubai,” tweeted Health and Family Welfare Department. Meanwhile, H&FW Secretary Nikunja Bihari Dhal directed the Bhadrak Collector […]

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