Staff Writer@Blink
Bhubaneswar, June 11: At a time when the threat of the global pandemic of COVID 19 has created ripples in the Indian economy and put the future at stake, several public health experts now believe that adding COVID 19 cess on tobacco products can have dual benefits.
According to...
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Bhubaneswar, June 9: Several rescue workers who were sent from Odisha to West Bengal to extend helping hand to Amphan-hit West Bengal have now been infected with COVID 19.
The State Health Department today said that a total of 61 such personnel working either with the National Disaster Response...
By-Pramit Karmakar
Bhubaneswar, May 27: The lockdown curbs which most Indians never had experienced in their entire life are forcing many to stay indoor. While many are managing to fight the boredom and other hurdles, several during the period ended up with added stress, marital discord and other psyche-related issues.
Leading...
By-Pramit Karmakar
Bhubaneswar, May 26: Odisha on Tuesday saw rise of 79 new cases of COVID 19 as the government reached testing 1,31,595 samples in the state by May 26, the state government said.
With the 79 new cases, the state till now reported a total of 1517 positive cases of...
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Bhubaneswar, May 23: Gajapati and Nabarangpur districts in the state have become the latest victims of COVID 19 as they reported their maiden cases of the global pandemic for the first time from their region.
The State Information and Public Relations Department on Saturday said that in total these two...
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Bhubaneswar, May 17: The state government on Sunday said that Sambalpur district reported its first COVID 19 case in the latest sample testing.
The State Health Department said that it saw one positive case of the viral disease. This is the first time that the district reported the case...
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Bhubaneswar, May 16: Odisha government on Saturday said that it will soon start testing of COVID samples from four government medical colleges to expedite the testing of viral disease in the state.
Pradipta Mohapatra, Additional Chief Secretary of the Health Department said, “The Bolangir and Koraput Medical Colleges in the...
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Bhubaneswar, May 11: The state government on Monday witnessed a total of 37 new cases of COVID 19 as the total cases of the global pandemic crossed 400 marks, the government said today.
According to the latest statistics, the state saw a total of 414 cases of the pandemic...
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Bhubaneswar, May 10: With the penetration of new cases of COVID 19, the total number of districts affected by the global pandemic has reached 21. Angul and Boudh districts Sunday became the new district to be infected by the disease.
In terms of percentage 70 per cent of the...