Odisha CM announces Rs 2200-crore Coronavirus assistance package

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced Rs 2200-crore package to help the poor and downtrodden to deal with the new Coronavirus aka COVID-19-related impact. “Coronavirus has become a challenge for the entire world. It has affected the livelihood of poor people mostly. I announce a relief package of Rs 2200 crore for welfare […]

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Odisha looks for doctors, paramedics to fight COVID-19

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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Odisha Govt suspends inter-State bus services as Coronavirus cases rise

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has suspended inter-State bus services until further orders to check the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State. In a letter to all Regional Transport Officers (RTOs), Transport Commissioner-cum-State Transport Authority Chairman said, “Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become pandemic and the whole world is affected by the deadly virus. There […]

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Coronavirus scare: 1,239 foreign-returned to undergo home-quarantine in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A total of 1,239 person, who returned from abroad after March 3 midnight to Odisha, have registered with the State Government’s portal or helpline number for self or home-quarantine in the last 24 hours, said State Government’s Chief Spokesperson on Coronavirus aka COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi. “In last 24 hours, 1,239 persons have registered themselves […]

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ECoR directs disinfection of railway coaches to stop spread of COVID-19  

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha recording it’s first confirmed case of Coronavirus aka COVID-19, East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Vidya Bhushan on Monday chaired a high-level review meeting and directed disinfection of railway coaches to check the spread of the virus. To properly handle and prevent the spread of corona virus, several decisions have been taken […]

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Odisha sanctions Rs 225-crore to combat COVID-19

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday sanctioned Rs 225 crore to the Health and Family Welfare Department to combat Coronavirus aka COVID-19. The amount was sanctioned from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), said Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena after the meeting. The decision was taken at the special meeting of the State Executive […]

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Coronavirus: Odisha Govt to set up Quarantine Centre in all towns

Bhubaneswar: Hours after a 33-year-old youth with travel history to Italy was tested positive for Coronavirus aka COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar thereby being the first such case in Odisha, the State Government on Monday asked all Municipal Corporation Commissioners, Municipality and Notified Area Council (NAC) Executive Officers to make arrangements for quarantine centres in Kalyan Mandaps, […]

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Odisha reports first positive case for Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: A 33-year-old resident of Bhubaneswar with travel history to Italy was tested positive for the Coronavirus aka COVID-19. The man was admitted to Capital Hospital here. It is the first positive case from Odisha. Issuing an official confirmation, Government spokesperson Subroto Bagchi said that the 33-year-old Italy-return patient admitted to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar […]

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Covid-19: ECoR takes comprehensive measures to keep train passengers safe

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has geared up its entire machinery in a big way to take comprehensive measures on prevention of Coronavirus aka COVID-19 infection. It has directed the Railway Medical Wing and Divisional Railway Managers to ensure that adequate prevention measures are put in place across the zone. Control Rooms have been […]

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