Tag: Coronavirus In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is not leaving any stone unturned to contain the spread of coronavirus and has now imposed temporary restrictions on a number of services apart from ordering the closure of educational and commercial establishments across the State. With ‘social distancing’ the key to fight against coronavirus, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday issued […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to contain the spread of Coronavirus, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday ordered a near-total lockdown of 5 districts and 8 towns including the State capital for a week. According to the announcement of the CM, five districts and eight major towns in the State will be locked-down from 7 AM […]

Bhubaneswar: While the whole country joined in unison on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to stay home during Janta Curfew to fightback Coronavirus on Sunday, separate complaints were registered against three persons for violating home quarantine guidelines in Odisha. An FIR was lodged against the family of a person residing in Sailashree Vihar area of […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the pan-India Janta Curfew and the implementation of lockdown in major cities of Odisha received massive support with people staying indoors as a precautionary measure to fight the spread of novel-Coronavirus, people in the State capital and several other locked-down parts of Odisha were seen blatantly flouting the social distancing norms […]

Bhubaneswar: These are testing times for the people across India as they are set for a 21-day lockdown clamped by the Centre for effective tackling of the Coronavirus pandemic. In Odisha, CM Naveen Patnaik-led government has already initiated lot of proactive shutdowns to contain the spread of COVID 19. From Janta curfew to a complete […]

Bhubaneswar: The enforcement of lockdown to thwart the spread of Coronavirus infection has now raised uncertainty over the celebration of Rukuna Rath Yatra of Lord Lingaraj scheduled to be held on April 1, 2020 even though the construction of chariot used for the festival is underway as per the usual practice. It may be noted […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has offered to run parcel trains for the transportation of essential commodities. Transportation of essential items (medical supplies, medical equipment, food items etc) is going to be very important during the lockdown period in […]

Bhubaneswar: As an austerity measure to tide over the sluggishness in economic activity on account of the Coronavirus lockdown & expenditures incurred to tackle the pandemic, the Odisha government on Tuesday ordered deferment of wages and salaries of ministers, members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and government servants among others. In view of the economic impact […]

Bhubaneswar: Ramping up its preparedness to tackle the coronavirus outbreak in the State, Odisha government today informed that COVID-19 hospitals will be established in all the districts across the State. Informing about the decision of the government, Odisha Health Minister Naba Das said that his department now gearing itself for establishment of the COVID-19 hospitals […]

Cuttack: Another person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha taking the total number of cases to six. While  two persons have recuperated completely, the number of active cases in the State now stands at four. The Odisha Health & Family Welfare Department took to Twitter to inform about the sixth COVID-19 positive case of […]

By Sandeep Sahu Poor Pradipta Dalabehera! He must be feeling cheated at earning the ‘dubious distinction’ of being the only person in the state named as having tested positive for the deadly n-Corona virus. While revealing not just his name but other crucial details like his plot number and the area he lived in on […]

Bhubaneswar: While the entire country is observing PM Modi’s ‘9 minutes at 9 pm’ call to show solidarity in the nation’s fight against the darkness of Covid-19, Odisha recorded 16 more positive cases of novel-Coronavirus infection. State Health and Family Welfare department informed that 16 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Bhubaneswar which […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday put all the employees of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) office under quarantine after a staffer reportedly came in contact with a COVID-19 positive patient. “One of the staff of the Intelligence Bureau had come in contact with a COVID-19 patient. We have collected some swab samples of […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst rise in count of novel coronavirus cases in Odisha, and as also the Covid-19 calls keep flooding the state government’s corona helpline (104) at the rate of 12,000 – 14,000 per day, Odisha government has currently zeroed in on two Ts – Tablighis and Technology – to take on the might of coronavirus. […]

Bhubaneswar: The cremation of bodies of those dying of coronavirus will be conducted under the watch of the State government as per protocol, informed Odisha government’s spokesperson on COVID19, Subroto Bagchi. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Bagchi informed that the Centre has laid down certain guidelines for transportation, autopsy and cremation of bodies of coronavirus […]