DGP reviews COVID-19 enforcement drives in western Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 2: Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay on Sunday visited Jharsuguda and Sambalpur distrticts and Rourkela and Sundergarh police districts and reviewed the ongoing COVID-19 enforcement drive and plans for implementation of the 14-day lockdown from May 5, said an official release. According to a statement of the State Police Headquarters, issues like […]

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Odisha declares 14-day lockdown from May 5 to contain COVID-19 spread

Bhubaneswar, May 2: The Odisha Government on Sunday declared a 14-day State-wide lockdown from May 5 to contain the spread of COVID-19, an official order said. Barring weekends, essential commodities would be available on all other days during the two-week-long lockdown ending May 19, the order issued by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said. “There […]

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Odisha CM announces working journalists as Frontline COVID Warriors; 6,944 scribes to be vaccinated on priority

Bhubaneswar, May 2: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday declared working journalists of the State as Frontline Covid Warriors. Approving a proposal to this effect, the Chief Minister said the working journalists are doing a great service to the State by providing seamless news feed, making people aware on issues relating to Covid at this […]

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Odisha reports 8,015 new COVID-19 positive cases, 14 deaths

Bhubaneswar, May 2: The daily new COVID-19 cases in Odisha on Sunday witnessed a down trend with 8,015 more persons testing positive for the virus against yesterday’s biggest ever one-day spike of 10,413 cases. The daily cases have reduced by 2,000, nearly 20 per cent drop in the last 24 hours. The State saw 8,681 […]

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First consignment of State procured Covaxin vaccine reaches Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 30: Odisha on Friday received 1.5 lakh doses of Covaxin. This is the first consignment of State Government’s own procurement for vaccination of citizens belonging to the age group of 18-44 years. The vaccines arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport, here at 9 PM in an IndiGo flight. This vaccine will be […]

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COVID-19: Odisha sees highest single-day surge of 8,681 cases; toll at 2,043

Bhubaneswar, April 30: Odisha has reported 8,681 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, the highest one-day surge since the break of the pandemic in the State. The State also reported 4,679 fresh recoveries and 14 deaths during the same period, the State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department informed on Friday. With […]

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Odisha records 6,998 fresh COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

Bhubaneswar, April 29: Odisha on Thursday recorded as many as 6,998 new COVID-19 cases, 4,521 recoveries and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours in the State, said an official release. Of the fresh cases spread across all 30 districts, 4,054 were detected among people in quarantine and 2,944 were local infections. As per the […]

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Apply minds & make foolproof planning to combat COVID-19: Odisha CM to Collectors, SPs

Bhubaneswar, April 27: Maintaining that the COVID-19 was now spreading in the form of double and triple mutant strains, which is making even young people suffer, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked district Collectors and SPs to apply their minds taking the field situation into consideration and make foolproof planning. “We should always be […]

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West Bengal returnees to undergo 14-day mandatory institutional quarantine in Odisha

Bhubaneswr, April 24: Now, Odisha-bound passengers from West Bengal, who are boarding trains to any places of the State, will have to stay in institutional or paid quarantine for 14 days mandatorily, as per the new guidelines issued by the Odisha Government. According to a notification issued by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, passengers who […]

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Odisha records new high of 6,164 Covid cases in a day, 7 deaths

Bhubaneswar, April 22: The daily COVID-19 cases breached 6,000-mark in Odisha on Thursday as the State reported 6,164 new infections recording a steep rise of 27 per cent in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Department. The state’s infection in past 24 hours is the highest ever in a day. A total of […]

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