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Bhubaneawar, June 1: Odisha Government on Tuesday requested the Centre for procuring COVID-19 vaccines for the State, at country-level, as the global vaccine manufacturers have asked for resolution of indemnity issues with Central Government only. In a letter to Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, State Health Minister Naba Kishore Das said that no State […]
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Angul, June 1: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday dedicated the COVID Care Centre at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) Plant Angul, Odisha in the presence of Odisha Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das and JSPL’s Chairman Naveen Jindal. Sambalpur MP Nitesh Ganga Deb, Chhendipada […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 31: The Khimji Foundation, the philanthropic wing of the city-based Jewellery chain, Khimji Jewellers, on Monday donated 60 beds with mattresses, pillows and other accessories and 60 bedside units under its CSR commitment to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in its effort to help and strengthen the civic body’s fight against the COVID-19 […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 24: In order to make the kin of COVID-affected remain de-stressed and informed about the daily health status of the patients, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set up eight help desks at all the dedicated COVID hospitals (DCH) across the State Capital. During the last five days ending May 23, the helpdesk […]
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Bhubaneawar, May 23: Odisha on Sunday reported highest-ever single-day surge in new virus infections and mortalities with as many as 12,852 people being tested positive for COVID-19 and 28 people succumbing to the virus dying in the last 24 hours. As per the State Health Department, 7,195 people were tested positive from quarantine centres while […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 20, 2021: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, is providing filled medical oxygen cylinders to the Government of Odisha as part of its support in the fight against the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 2000 oxygen cylinders will be supplied as part of this initiative. The […]
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Bhubaneawar, May 20: The Odisha Government on Thursday decided to include Mucormycosis aka Black Fungus as notifiable disease under Epidemic Diseases Act-1897 in view of reported rise in the incidence of Black Fungus amongst COVID-19 patients. The State Government has already formed a Task Force to monitor the incidents of such patients. Recently, the Task […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 19: Maintaining a happy sequence, a 99-year-old Covid-19 patient was wheeled out out of the SUM Covid Hospital here on Wednesday strengthening the hope that the pandemic can be defeated. Muralidhar Das of Shahid Nagar area of the city was admitted into the hospital on May 9 with co-morbidities like hypertension, diabetes and […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 17: The Special Facility by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the capital city to provide COVID testing at the doorstep for senior citizens (60 plus age group) received a good response with the citizens pre-booking their requests through the 1929 Call Centre at Bhubaneswar Operations Centre of the Bhubaneswar Smart City office. […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 16: Odisha on Sunday reported 11,732 new COVID-19 positive cases, 19 deaths and 10,781 recoveries. With 11,732 fresh infections being reported in the last 24 hours, the cumulative positive count rose to 6,12,224 while the total death toll climbed to 2,313. The active case tally stood at 1,07,403. The death toll mounted to […]
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