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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Wednesday offered an opportunity to the qualified specialists, MBBS doctors, staff nurses and other paramedics, including retired persons to serve the people of the State in various Government hospitals on contract basis for a period of three months till June 30 to fight the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). While specialist will […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has contributed Rs 500 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for supporting State Government’s efforts to control novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, apart from Rs 250 crore interim dividend for year 2019-20. “The COVID-19 has created an extraordinary situation across the world. The state Government has taken proactive […]
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Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay on Tuesday asked all SPs, DCPs, DIGs, IGs to ensure free movement of doctors, nurses and other personnel engaged in healthcare services during lockdown in Odisha to contain COVID-19. In a letter to all the SPs, DCPs and range DIGs and IGs, Abhay asked the police officials to […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday ordered temporary closure of Aahaar Centres (Cheap meal outlets) except those operating near the hospitals till March 29 in view of the lockdown to contain the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). In a letter to all the Collectors-cum-President of District Aahaar Society and Municipal Commissioners of Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Cuttack, Sambalpur and […]
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Bhubaneswar: Amid the novel Coronavirus outbreak, the Odisha Government on Tuesday ordered immediate stoppage of all construction works across the State except related to healthcare facilities and Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Health and Family Welfare Department issued an order under Section 2 of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 banning the construction work to check spread of […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Open University (OSOU) has opened up all its learning resources free for those interested to learn online amid the novel Coronavirus aka Covid-19 scare. The learning resources include study materials, video lectures, question banks, e-library and short term skill development programmes. These web-based resources are for Bachelor, Master, Post Graduate Diploma, […]
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Bhubaneswar: vHealth by Aetna (www.vHealth.io) has announced a special initiative of providing free access to its virtual doctor consultation service, until April 15, to help ensure people have access to health care during the COVID-19 outbreak. vHealth provides professional and confidential medical consultations by telephone and video for people across the country. The announcement comes […]
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Bhubaneswar: With the number of new novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections rising by the day, the Odisha Government extended lockdown to the entire State with effect Tuesday midnight till March 29 to check the spread of the virus, prohibiting public movement except in case of emergencies. In the first phase the State Government enforced lockdown in […]
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Bhubaneswar: Stepping up measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Odisha Government has begun marking residences in which people have been asked to stay in home quarantine. There are around 3,600 such persons who returned to Odisha from abroad after March 3 midnight. “For community monitoring of quarantined homes, it has […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Monday extended lockdown from five to 14 districts to check the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The lockdown was extended to full districts of Puri, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur. Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda districts from Tuesday morning, said State Government’s Chief Spokesperson on COVID-19 Subrato Bagchi. A total of 14 districts […]
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