Tag: Covid 19 Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Will the local transmission of novel coronavirus transmission become a reality in Odisha? The answer seems to be in affirmative as the P-3 (Covid-19 Positive number 3) at a viral shedding state had come in contact with a high of 112 persons in the State. Post contact tracing, eleven samples sent for testing. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The rising trend of novel coronavirus cases in India mirrors the worldwide trend. The Covid-19 cases posted a sharp spike in EU countries and USA during the second week of March. In India, too,  the Covid-19 cases have been on the ascent since March second week. But the major shift observed here is n-CoV […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 2,856 persons who have returned to Odisha from abroad during the last 14 days could not be contacted so far, the State health department informed on Sunday. “The updated data that has been received indicates that 2,856 persons who have returned from abroad during the last 14 days could not be […]

Bhubaneswar: The novel coronavirus is striving hard to grow like a Goliath in the country. To beak the growth chain, while PM Narendra Modi declared growth inhibitors like total lockdown, a section in the country has started advocating for having a planned lockdown. Strategically lockdown or curfew is never planned but imposed abruptly to rein […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha having reported two Covid-19 positive cases within 72 hours, the alerted State administration went into an overdrive on Friday. The State government’s decision to clamp a 48 – hour curfew from 8 PM evening today in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak hints at how the cities are emerging as Covid-19 hotspots in Odisha. […]

Bhubaneswar: The sporadic surge of novel coronavirus cases in Odisha during the last 4-days propelled Odisha to become country’s 16th most Covid-19 positive State from 25th slot on April 1. Between April 3 and 5, the State recorded a high of 34 new cases. The surge has an impact. The net positive rate (NPR) in […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when doctors, nurses and paramedics have donned the wardrobes to fight with the novel coronavirus infection in Odisha, State’s 70-lakh strong women Self Help Group (SHG) members turned foot soldiers at the panchayat level to keep the lethal virus at bay. For their yeoman role during the testing times, the State […]

Bhubaneswar: Post detection of first novel coronavirus positive in the State on March 16, the State on Tuesday recorded its first confirmed death. And the dubious distinction is shared by Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s Covid-19 epicentre. As per the information provided by State Health and Family Welfare department, a 72-year old male from Jharpada in Bhubaneswar, who […]

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: When the coastal districts in Odisha have apparently emerged as the Covid-19 hotspots in the State, around 89 per cent of novel coronavirus positives in State belong to the working age-group of 20 – 50 years. Only 9 per cent Covid-19 positives belong to 60 + age-group vis-a-vis 17 per cent nationally. The footprint […]

Bhubaneswar:  Even as chief minister Naveen Patnaik has announced advance release of ration for the first quarter period of April -June to all eligible NFSA (National Food Security Act) beneficiaries in State, a whopping 66 per cent of households eligible under NFSA are yet to receive their share. The lift-off rate by the government is […]

Following the rise in coronavirus cases in Odisha, the State Health Department today informed that COVID-19 testing has begun at the Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela and the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar.

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: 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: Despite Bihar reporting its first positive Covid-19 case nearly a week after Odisha, the total Covid-19 tests conducted in the State stood at nearly 1.75 times more than Odisha. In order to a give a big impetus to State’s Covid-19 testing capacity, the State government visualises a large-scale n-CoV testing in the State in […]