Tag: Corona

Amid the gradual reopening of various temples and places of worship in the state, the Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) and the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) have come up with a standard operating procedure for darshan at Puri Srimandir.

There were apprehensions and the inevitable has happened. Days after Odisha’s schools and hostels reopened for physical classes, a Class 10 student of Daringbadi Girls High School in Kandhamal district tested positive for Covid-19.

In view of the upcoming festive season from August till November, the Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has released a set of guidelines. As per the guidelines, Puja organizers/committees in rural and urban areas are allowed to conduct pujas in mandaps/pandals, but without devotees.

Now a help desk has been set up to assist people in downloading their vaccination certificates. This information was shared by Odisha Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahi on Monday (Aug 9).

The COVID19 R-Value in Puri, Cuttack & Khordha is less than 1 percent. This information was shared by Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) Chief, CBK Mohanty on Friday (Aug 6).

Throwing caution to the wind, thousands of people gathered at the Old City in Hyderabad to celebrate Bonalu festival at a time when the third wave is knocking on the doors. People were seen openly flouting Covid19 norms by not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing. Bonalu is a traditional festival celebrated in Telangana every year.

The R-Value, which measures the number of infections from one positive person, is less than 1 in Odisha as the transmission is in a declining stage. This information was shared by the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Chief, CBK Mohanty on Monday (August 2).

Bhubaneswar has become the first city in the country to achieve the vaccination target. This information was shared by Bhubaneswar Municipal Commission (BMC) officials on Saturday (July 31). As per authorities, all the targeted residents of the Smart City have been covered under the vaccination programme. BMC Deputy Commissioner, Ansuman Rath informed that by the end of July, Bhubaneswar has administered 18,16,000 doses in total.

The daily infections are on a declining trend in Odisha, but under no circumstances people should let their guards down against Covid-19, cautioned DMET chief CBK Mohanty on Tuesday (July 13).

Covid-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and the vaccines would be administered to them as per the guidelines issued by the government. This information was shared by the Odisha Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahi on Thursday (July 8).

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Odisha government is getting ready for a possible third wave of Covid-19 in the state, whether it arrives or not. Odisha Health Services Director Bijay Mohapatra on Monday (July 5) said that the state is prepared.

From today onwards (June 29), Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, will be available to be administered at Care Hospitals in Bhubaneswar. According to sources, as many as 600 doses have been procured by the hospital in the first phase, with the cost of each dose fixed at Rs 1,145. Reportedly on the first day, 20 persons have registered to take the foreign vaccine and later on the number will be increased. The vaccination drive will be carried out between 10 AM and 4 PM with all government guidelines in place.

Private hospitals in Odisha will no more get COVID vaccine supply from the state procured doses. In a letter addressed to all the Collectors and Municipal Corporation Commissioners, the State Health Department instructed all the concerned authorities to cancel the vaccination drive at all the private hospitals from state procured vaccines. Interested private hospitals have to procure doses directly from the manufacturer.

Odisha government on Wednesday (June 24) announced its decision to officially cancel the global e-tender floated to procure Covid-19 vaccines from manufacturers across the world. This information was provided by the Odisha State Medical Corporation.