Tag: Covid 19 Surge

As per the data today released by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, with an active caseload of over 78k, Odisha has been listed as the eight-most active burdened state in the country.

Vendors have expressed their resentment over the shifting of the vegetable market to Unit-1 High School ground

It is pertinent to mention here that Odisha is witnessing a massive surge in Covid-19 cases for the past couple of weeks. The State has been recording 10,000 plus daily cases since the past many days.

New Delhi: In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances under Goods & Services Tax (GST) law due to the outbreak of the…

Cuttack: In View of the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 pandemic in the State, the Orissa High Court on Friday extended its ensuing summer vacation by around three weeks. The period…

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of rising Covid-19 cases, the Odisha government on Tuesday deputed 12 OAS officers to five western districts for effective management of the situation. While three OAS…

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of resurge in Covid-19 cases, the customer service hours in all banks across Odisha has been changed. Now, the customer service will be available from 10…

New Delhi: The Union Government has advised States and Union Territories (UTs) to take intensive actions in well defined Geographies (cities/districts/areas) with more than 10 per cent test positivity or…

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that states should consider lockdowns only as the last option to fight back COVID-19 and must focus on creating micro containment…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed district collectors to brace up and make proper arrangements on priority basis for the possible return of migrant workers to the…

New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Saturday chaired a high-level review meeting with Chief Secretaries of various states and Union Territories and advised them not to lower their guard, enforce Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and deal firmly with the violations. The meeting to review and discuss the Covid management and response strategy, held through video […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday reported 87 new COVID-19 cases from several districts across the State. This apart, a 72 years old female Covid patient of Puri district succumbed to the virus, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 1916, said the Health and Family Welfare department. The deceased was also suffering from diabetes mellitus and hypertension, […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the rapid surge of COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government on Friday directed officials to step up vaccination and expand health infrastructures among other measures to mitigate the pandemic. “Vaccination of comorbid categories should be stepped up on a war footing,” State additional chief secretary (health) Pradipta Mohapatra wrote in a letter […]

Bhubaneswar: The sudden spike in the daily Covid-19 cases on Monday set alarm bells ringing in government corridors in the State as top officials huddled into emergency meeting to review and assess the pandemic situation amid fears of a second wave knocking on the doors of the State. Emerging out of a review meeting chaired […]

New Delhi: Delhi has been seeing a sharp increase in new coronavirus cases in the last two weeks, especially since March 23 when the daily tally crossed the 1,000 mark for the first time this year, and the number of containment zones is also seeing a rapid upward trend, with 800 added in less than […]