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State Health Expert Dr Niroj Mishra has emphasized on lockdown extension in Odisha.

As many as 10757 Covid positive cases in Odisha in the last 24 hours pushed the state’s virus tally to 622981.

The second wave of the pandemic has doubled the woes of marginalised individuals and the migrant labourers stranded outside.

Covid-19 pandemic is raging virulently, so is the healthcare system crumbling under pressure. The family of a critical patient was left with no option but to carry her on a trolley for nearly six kms last night .

With the weekend shutdown in force, shops selling fish and mutton illegally were raided in Rourkela on Sunday. Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) and Rourkela Plant Site Police conducted a joint raid on the daily market and Bhatta Road in Rourkela. At least 60 Kg fish and 40 kg mutton were seized during the raid.

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In a unique effort to create awareness on the severity of the pandemic, the Karnataka Police came up with a unique idea to embarrass those found violating the Covid norms and moving around in the streets. The violators were garlanded and urged to stay indoors in order to contain the spread of the virus.

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A massive fire broke out at the mechanical coal handling plant in the prohibited zone of Paradip Port on Saturday evening, causing extensive damage to the machines and other equipment. The exact cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.

In spite of lockdown and an unprecedented rise in corona positive cases in the state, complete violation of Covid-19 norms was seen during a marriage procession in Gajapati district on Saturday. Flouting all the Covid protocols, a large group of people had gathered for a marriage procession in the district. Asked, the Gurandi Police Station in-charge said that she was unaware of the incident.

A day after recording a marginal drop in new positive cases, Odisha's daily figures remained almost static with the detection of 11732 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, against the previous day tally of 11805. The disease also claimed 19 more lives, pushing the toll to 2313.

After brief spells of rain at some places over the past week, Odisha is likely to experience dry weather in the coming days. A senior official of the Regional Meteorological department in Bhubaneswar informed that maximum temperature is witnessing a rising tendency and during the next five days, most of the places will experience a dry weather.

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to introduce new services for COVID19 testing and vaccination of senior citizens. According to the civic body, senior citizens who are staying alone and cannot travel, doorstep testing services will be provided. Similarly, for vaccination, pick and drop facilities will be provided by the civic body to senior citizens facing difficulties in visiting vaccination centers.

Amid impending 'Cyclone Tauktae ' three fishermen were stuck in a distressed fishing boat off Kerala's Kannur. However, in a midnight rescue operation, the fishermen were rescued by Indian Coast Guard ship Vikram.

As medical infrastructure remains overwhelmed by Covid cases, Odisha government on Saturday set up teams to check ICU usage in hospitals. Four teams have been constituted to inspect ICU usage in the hospitals of the twin cities of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack.