COVID-19 in Odisha

Odisha announces incentive for healthcare professionals amid COVID-19 surge

April 29, 2021April 30, 2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, April 29: Amid the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha Government has decided to provide additional incentives to healthcare professionals – contractual, outsourced and volunteers – engaged in COVID-19 duty and vaccination work across the State in order to keep their morale high. According to a Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) Department notification […]

COVID-19 infections in Odisha take quantum jump as 8,386 more test positive

April 28, 2021April 29, 2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, April 28: The new COVID-19 infections in Odisha on Wednesday took a quantum jump as 8,386 more persons tested positive for the virus in last 24 hours in the State. Ten more people also succumbed to the virus during the same period. The new positive cases which stood at 6,073 yesterday in the State, […]

Coronavirus scare: Konark Sun Temple closed for tourists for 7 days

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Puri: In view of the spike in Coronavirus cases in the country and amid fears of transmission of the virus in Puri and Konark, the two premier tourist destinations of the State, the Puri district administration on Sunday announced closure of Sun Temple at Konark for tourists for the next seven days. “Sun Temple at […]