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Bhubaneswar: If the countrywide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus outbreak has hit any section of people the worst, it has to be the daily wagers. The pandemic which has now infected more than 6000 people across the country has left scores of migrants jobless triggering unbelievable stories of homecoming, be it instances of people […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Odisha government patted itself for taking many proactive measures to tackle the growing novel coronavirus pandemic in the State, a yawning gap is clearly discernible in State government’s Covid-19 information management. Post a series of flip-flops in releasing Covid-19 information, the State government on Thursday justified the trickledown theory adopted in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Investigation Department has issued a public advisory highlighting some of the common methods used by cyberspace fraudsters to execute illegal activities during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and also suggested several precautionary measures to prevent such frauds. In the advisory issued by the Additional DGP (CID, Crime Branch) SK Priyadarshi, people have […]

Bhubaneswar: An emergency Covid-19 alert for Odisha. Novel coronavirus positive is now being detected in patients with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) in the State. A higher positivity rate here may sound the alarm bell of community transmission of Covid-19. As per a sentinel surveillance carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid concerns over growing discrepancies in the COVID-19 data, the State government today revealed the case history of Patient 45, 46, 47 and 48, the four cases which were detected positive for n-CoV late on Thursday. As per the health & family welfare department, two minor girls from Jharpara area in Bhubaneswar, one aged […]

Bhubaneswar: An hour after revealing about the recovery of 10 COVID-19 patients, the State Health Department said that two more persons have tested positive for novel coronavirus. With this, the cumulative positive cases in Odisha touched the 50-mark. The details of the fresh cases, however, are yet to be known. The Health Department in its […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: With COVID-19 cases refusing to die down, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that the ongoing coronavirus lockdown will be extended till May 3 in the larger interest of the nation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcing the decision, PM Modi said that the priority of the government is to save each and […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a video conference with the Chief Ministers of all the states to discuss the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in the country. PM Modi said the Chief Ministers that he is available round the clock to take any suggestions and also assured to assist the State governments […]

Bhubaneswar: When stay home, stay safe has been the mantra of Odisha government to fight Covid-19, the campaign also seemingly holds good to duck the lethal lightning strikes, especially when the lightning months have commenced in the State. The exigency seems very high as Odisha saw a massive 1.6 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in 2019, […]

Bhubaneswar:  At a time when the country is struggling with a COVID-19 cure rate of around 8.7 per cent, Odisha today dropped a bombshell. The State Health Department today claimed except two novel coronavirus positive patients, soon other 35 active cases will see a closure in the State. Speaking to media today, National Health Mission […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to deal with any kind of outbreak of COVID-19 especially in the most vulnerable rural areas, the Odisha government on Saturday informed that it has ramped up health facilities at the grassroots level by setting up as many as 6,939 temporary medical centres with total bed capacity of 1, 62,142 across 6798 […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi through a video conference and made some important suggestions for combating novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the State. Patnaik, who participated in the meeting online along with Chief Ministers of all other States to discuss the coronavirus situation in the country, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished people on the occasion of Easter and prayed that the day gives strength to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. “Best wishes to everyone on the special occasion of Easter. We remember the noble thoughts of Lord Christ, especially his unwavering commitment to empowering the poor and needy. […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha takes a meagre share of below 1 per cent in the country’s Covid-19 pie, the gender divide of novel coronavirus positives in the State presents a bit contrasting scenario vis-a-vis nationally. When the Union Health Ministry recently said only 24 per cent females in the country are Covid-19 positive, the proportion […]

Bhubaneswar: With the number of novel coronavirus cases in the country growing at the rate of 711 per day during the last week (April 5-11), the Union Health Ministry today focused on the number of beds available in the dedicated Covid hospitals across the country. The big revelation surfaced is Gujarat has the single largest […]