Tag: Odisha Fights Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: In times of public emergency, strict adherence to instructions invariably goes a long way in effective management of the crisis. Leading from the front, the Puri King, Dibyasingha Deb today signed up for home quarantine, following State government’s directive that people arriving from abroad in the state have to register themselves within 24 hours […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha government laying utmost emphasis on social distancing to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, all establishments and places of public gathering are being ordered to shut down. From schools to shopping malls, Odisha government has ordered full/partial shut-down and in some cases it has significantly regulated the movement and congregation […]

Bhubaneswar: With Corononavirus positive cases standing at two and as most samples testing negative, Odisha continues to press ahead with precautionary steps to ensure that the spread of the virus is contained. The state government’s focus seems to be ramping up isolation and quarantine capacity, while it continues to order lockdown in phases. In his […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid a near-complete lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus, the Police commissioner of the twin cities of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack, Sudhanshu Sarangi today clarified that those who need to travel to office for work have to obtain passes for the same. #CORRECTION: People in emergency services, who have to work from office are […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to strictly enforce government’s order making wearing of face masks mandatory while going out of homes, the petrol pumps across Odisha on Friday came out with a stringent rule of ‘No Mask, No Petrol/Diesel /CNG’. The fuel outlets decision was announced by Utkal Petroleum Dealers Association general secretary Sanjay Lath. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the return of stranded migrants to Odisha, Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi has urged the State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to ensure that all the district administrations take the local MLA into confidence when it comes to dealing with issues related to COVID-19. In a letter written to the Chief Minister, the Gopalpur MLA […]

Berhampur: The second phase of the door-to-door mega health screening programme was launched in Ganjam on Monday to detect people with symptoms of COVID-19 as the South Odisha district has reported more than 600 coronavirus cases so far, an official said. The fresh round of the screening is significant as over 1.5 lakh migrant workers […]

Bhubaneswar: With the country and the State on Saturday taking a leap of vaccination, it is the time to take a cursory glance at the Covid-19 infection situation in the State on the V (vaccination) – day today. The Active caseload (2,087) in the State on Saturday stands at around 0.6 per cent from a […]