COVID-19: No lockdown in Odisha; Focus on micro-containment strategy

Bhubaneswar, January 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that the COVID-19 situation in the State is now completely under control and there is no need to panic. “The COVID-19 situation in Odisha is now completely under control. I appeal all to follow COVID-19 protocol. We can deal with the situation without affecting livelihood […]

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PM Modi briefed on ‘Omicron’ at key meet

New Delhi November 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday was briefed about the new Variant of Concern ‘Omicron’ along with its characteristics and the impact seen in various countries. According to a PMO statement, the Prime Minister asked officials to review plans for easing of international travel restrictions in light of the emerging new […]

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BMC seals XIMB campus in Bhubaneswar after students, staff tested COVID-19 positive

Bhubaneswar, March 22: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday sealed the campus of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) here for safety reasons and put all its students, employees and faculty members under isolation after it was found that some of the students and staff of the B-school tested COVID-19 positive. Special Relief Commissioner […]

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Spike in COVID-19 cases: Centre rushes high level teams to Maharashtra & Punjab

New Delhi, March 6: The Central Government has rushed high level multi-disciplinary public health teams to Maharashtra and Punjab, in view of the increase in number of daily new COVID-19 cases being consistently reported by these two States, said an official release. The teams are being deployed to assist the State Health Departments in COVID-19 […]

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Coronavirus: Nearly 10.5 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated, says Health Ministry

New Delhi, January 22: As many as 10,43,534 beneficiaries have received the vaccination under the ongoing country-wide COVID19 vaccination exercise till 7 AM on Friday, said an official release.COVID According to Ministry of Health, in the last 24 hours, as many as 2,37,050 people were vaccinated across 4,049 sessions in the country. A total of […]

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Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination successfully conducted in four States

New Delhi, December 29: Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare successfully conducted a two-day dry run for activities entailed in Covid-19 vaccination in four States – Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat on Monday and Tuesday, said an official release. According to Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, the two-day end-to-end dry run was […]

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BMC starts collecting bio-medical waste from home isolation COVID-19 patients

Bhubaneswar, September 10: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started collecting bio-medical waste from the door steps of houses within BMC area wherein COVID-19 positive patients are under Home Isolation, by engaging Jagruti Welfare Organisation. Jagruti has started deploying dedicated vehicles in compliance to standards laid down by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for transportation […]

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“1929 Bhubaneswar Helpline’ goes 24×7 again

Bhubaneswar, September 8: The one-stop solution for the citizens of the Temple City, “1929 Bhubaneswar Helpline,” has gone 24X7 once again from Monday with 30 call centre executives managing the centre at the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL). This dedicated 24×7  helpline is a collaborative effort of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation […]

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BMC Enforcement Inspector succumbs to COVID

Bhubaneswar, August 31: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Enforcement Inspector Prafulla Kumar Behera lost his life fighting bravely with Coronavirus at Aditya Ashwini COVID Hospital, here in the city on Monday morning. He was 55. Behera was cremated at Satyanagar crematorium as a COVID Warrior with State Honour at 4.30 PM. He is survived by his […]

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Odisha reports 2,602 new Covid cases; Tally mounts to 1,03,536

Bhubaneswar, August 31: The number of Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha rose to 1,03,536 with addition of 2,602 cases on Monday, said Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department. Of the 2,602 new cases detected in the last 24 hours, 1,561 were detected from among those staying in quarantine centres and the rest 1,041 found as […]

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