Coronavirus in Odisha: 15 new positive cases, highest in a single day

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s novel Coronavirus or  Covid-19 count touched 20 mark on Friday, with the State reporting 15 new cases, the highest for a single day so far. This is the first time Odisha’s single-day Covid-19 tally has crossed into double digits. The State Health and Family Welfare Department confirmed that 15 persons – three from […]

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Covid-19 outbreak: ECoR manufactures 24,314 masks, 430 litre sanitiser in own units

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising fears of Covid-19 community transmission, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has produced a total 24,314 masks and 430 litres of alcohol-based sanitiser to assist in fight against novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The ECoR has used its workshops, sheds and depots to produce masks and sanitisers. All three divisions of ECoR – Khurda Road, […]

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In a single day jump, three more persons test positive for Covid-19 in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: In a big single day jump in detection of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) positive cases from Bhubaneswar, a total of three persons from Bomikhal area tested positive for the disease on Friday. The State Health and Family Welfare Department confirmed this, taking the total tally of positive cases to nine, of which the two patients […]

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40 medicine stores in Bhubaneswar to remain open during shutdown

Bhubaneswar: At least 40 medicine shops will remain open in Bhubaneswar during the 48-hour shutdown starting 8 pm of Friday. According to a notification of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Sanjivani Medical Store near Sum Hospital, Santi Medical Store near Jagamara Main Road and Deepak Medical Store near Bhaiji Restaurant in Patrapada will remain open […]

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Odisha decides to shutdown Coronavirus-hit Bhubaneswar, Cuttack & Bhadrak Town

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Friday announced complete shutdown in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak Town, which have reported novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, for 48 hours 8 pm of Friday till 8 pm on Sunday. Of the six tested positive for Covid-19, four are from Bhubaneswar and one each from Bhadrak and Cuttack. Chief Secretary Asit […]

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Sixth Coronavirus positive case reported in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Another person on Friday, with travel history to Delhi, tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cuttack, taking the total number of positive cases in Odisha to six, of which two patients have been cured and discharged. “6th COVID positive case of the State detected in Cuttack with recent travel history to Delhi,” […]

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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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