Tag: Odisha Covid 19

Bhubaneswar: Has the ongoing lockdown helped in minimising the spread of coronavirus? While we can strike a positive note on the COVID-19 situation in 27 districts of Odisha, the rest three- Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore- which are currently under shutdown reportedly seem to have failed in cutting the transmission of the lethal virus. As on […]

Bhubaneswar: The late surge of COVID-19 looks quite bothering for Odisha, when only 7 days are left for the lockdown 2.0 to make an exit on May 3. What is worrying is, as on today, nearly 80 COVID suspects have been admitted to Odisha’s 28 COVID hospitals along with a total of 72 confirmed COVID […]

Odisha reported seven COVID-19 positive cases today taking the tally to 169. The fresh cases have been detected from Jajpur, Bhadrak and Sundergarh districts, informed H & FW Department.

Odisha's COVID-19 tally has witnessed a steep spike with detection of 10 more positive cases. Seven of these fresh cases are from Ganjam district while three others belong to capital city Bhubaneswar which had reported no cases for more than a week. With a total of 34 new cases in the last 24 hours, the State's tally has gone up to 219. While there are 165 active cases, 62 have recovered.

Bhubaneswar: The migrant influx from the n-CoV hotbeds, particularly Gujarat (Surat), West Bengal, Kerala, TN and Karnataka, seems to have unsettled the COVID management by the State administration to a large extent. Reportedly, the first lot of Odia migrants from Surat reached Ganjam district on April 30. As on May 2, Odisha’s recovery rate was […]

Bhubaneswar: The governments world over have first clamped lockdown to cut the transmission cycle of COVID-19. But now to ease out from the long lockdown situation, which carries a socio-economic impact, a new strategy of developing ‘Herd Immunity’ to fight COVID is being stressed upon. It seems the strategy to develop ‘herd immunity’ has caught […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though Odisha continues to witness a steep rise in the novel-Coronavirus curve with each passing day, the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar director Ajay Parida is confident that after a spike, the COVID-19 crisis in the State will attain stability in August. Speaking to media, the ILS chief said, “In terms of […]

Cuttack: The Odisha government has reportedly expressed its unwillingness to reopen religious institutions in the State anytime soon. Filing a response in the Orissa High Court following a petition in connection with the matter, the State government has clarified that reopening of religious institutions like temples which have been closed since the onset of the […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 2796 patients recovered from Covid-19 in Odisha taking the State’s total recoveries to 2,32,988. State Health department informed that the highest number of recoveries were reported from Khordha district where 582 patients were declared free of the viral disease. Similarly, Cuttack recorded 179, Jajpur 148, Angul 135, Puri 127 recoveries. A […]

Puri: The Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri reopened from today after more than nine months. The Srimandir was closed since March 20 owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown. Only the servitors and their families will be allowed darshan today and the next two days. The residents of Puri town will get […]

Bhubaneswar: The frontline workers leading the fight against Covid-19 pandemic in Odisha will receive the vaccine shots from February 6, informed the State health department on Tuesday. In a letter to district Collectors and Municipal Commissioners, health department additional chief secretary PK Mohapatra has directed the officials to make necessary arrangements for inoculation of the […]