Coronavirus

Paralakhemundi: Even though Gajapati district has been bracketed under ‘Green Zone’ based on the guidelines formulated by state health and family welfare department, the district administration has announced a series of measures to steer clear of the deadly COVID-19 virus. Following an advisory issued by...

Bhubaneswar: Hours after one more COVID-19 positive case was detected from Ganjam district Tuesday morning, the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department of the state government released his travel history. According to the I&PR department, the patient is an 18-yr-old male. He had returned from...

Bhadrak: Bhadrak district administration Tuesday issued a list of cooked food that would be provided to the outstation returnees currently lodged at quarantine centres of the district. The decision was taken by the district administration in order to end the controversy surrounding the quality of...

Irrespective of how quickly a vaccine for the pandemic coronavirus is developed, the world will never be the same again.  The way people lead lives has been affected severely due to the virus. Lifestyle changes have come in and those are sure to stay post...

Bhadrak: In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus outbreak, Bhadrak district administration Tuesday said that the 12-hour nighttime curfew already in place will continue across the district. Collector Gyana Das said, curfew-like situation will continue in the district from 7pm to 7am every day...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday made another appeal to people to wash hands frequently to keep COVID-19 at bay. Taking to Twitter, on the occasion of World Hand Hygiene Day, emphasised the importance of following sanitation protocols for the well-being of one and...

Bhubaneswar: Four persons tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 173, official data suggested. While two of these patients are from Balasore, the other two are from Cuttack and Ganjam district.  While the Ganjam and Cuttack...

Melbourne: Australian spin legend Shane Warne has offered a unique answer to the question of how to swing the ball without using saliva or resorting to tampering in a post COVID-19 world — make one side of it heavier to ensure that it doesn’t need...

Bant: In an attempt to do her bit in fight against coronavirus, an anganwadi worker from Bhadrak district donated Rs 10,000 to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. The anganwadi worker had received the amount as award money. According to a source, Purnaprabha Roul, donated the money...

Ratnagiri/ Berhampur: Detailed travel histories of COVID patient number- 155, 156, 157, 158 and 159 from Odisha have been revealed by state Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department. While the first three patients are from Bari block in Jajpur district the remaining two are from...