Corona Virus Outbreak

* 3rd positive case raises possibility of community transmission in Odisha: COVID-19 spokesperson Subroto Bagchi. * Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro asks all Vidhan Sabha employees to go on home quarantine after third Covid-19 patient…

* Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation ropes in 28 stores for essential commodities delivery. * 35 Private Laboratories in India, including Dept of Lab Services, Apollo Hospitals in #Bhubaneswar get the nod from ICMR to conduct #COVID19…

* Odisha to set up India’s Biggest COVID-19 Hospitals in 15 Days. * One more tests positive in Odisha, total positive cases rise to 3. All are from Bhubaneswar : Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Odisha. *…

* Odisha puts 82,248 in self-quarantine: Odisha Govt chief COVID-19 spokesperson Subroto Bagchi. * Offices of FS & CW, GA & PG, H & UD, Home, Health & Family Welfare, SRC & OSDMA declared 'critical' departments; these…

* Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces advance salary payment to Doctors, Paramedical & Healthcare staffs for the months of April, May, June & July; to be disbursed in April. * Odisha CM writes to PM on goods across states through…

TNI Bureau: 42 students from Odisha, who were stranded in Andhra Pradesh, have been rescued yesterday and returning home by two special buses. The students had gone to Markpuram area in Prahkasham district in Andhra Pradesh on March 16…

* B.Ed students from Odisha stranded in Andhra Pradesh rescued. * Odisha Police answers frequently asked questions (FAQ) on Lockdown. * Number of coronavirus cases rises to 562 in India; active cases stand at 512. Death Toll rises to…

TNI Bureau: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched the 'Mo Jiban' campaign with an appeal to the people to take the pledge to stay indoors to save their life as well as that of their family members. The Pledge: "I promise…

* Ministers/MLAs to donate their salaries to CMRF to fight #COVID19 in Odisha; Pratap Jena, Raja Swain, Tukuni Sahu & MLAs Pranab Prakash Das, Rajendra Sahoo, Prasanta Jagadev, Dhruba Sahoo, Prasanta Behera  to donate their 3 Months'…

* All 30 Districts in Odisha to put under lockdown from midnight today. * No #CurfewPass being issued at Police Stations. Vehicle Passes being issued to Emergency Services exempt by Odisha Govt. Others will be permitted for specific…