Corona Virus Pandemic

* 31 COVID-19 +VE cases recover in Odisha - all from Jajpur District. Number of recovered cases in the State rises to 116. * IMS and SUM Hospital Bhubaneswar has received permission for conducting COVID-19 testing. * Nabarangpur Dist…

* Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik reviews Covid-19 situation in Odisha. Emphasises on economic revival and proper management in quarantine centres. * Number of beds at COVID Hospital in 6 districts – Ganjam, Balasore, Kendrapara, Bhadrak,…

* Odisha Assembly unanimously passed Appropriation Bill; allowing State Govt to spend Rs 1.55 lakh crore from its consolidated fund during 2020-21 financial year. * Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urges the men to help the female members in…

* Around one lakh people from Odisha stranded in different places across the country due to COVID19 lockdown: Odisha Chief Secy Asit Tripathy. * Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik writes to PM Modi; seeks 21-day employment allowances for MGNREGA…

* COVID-19: Odisha Government to promote students of all classes except class 9, 10 & 12, without exams: School & Mass Education Minister Samir Das. * Odisha Police registers 267 cases against people violating the lockdown &…

* Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces financial assistance of Rs 3000 to each of 65,000 registered street vendors of 114 municipalities across the State & free cooked meals to around 10 lakh poor & needy people through SHGs. *…

* Odisha CM appeals Odia Associations to help stranded Odias in other States. * Kandhamal MP Achyuta Samanta donates 3 months' salary to Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) to fight #CoronavirusOutbreak . * Woman Maoist Tulasi Ulaka,…

* Medical officer of State Assembly dispensary Dr. Lalit Behera suspended for lapses while giving consultation to Odisha's 3rd #COVID19 positive patient. * #CoronaVirusUpdate in #Odisha : Samples Tested - 219, Negative - 216, Positive -…

* Centre approves Rs 5,751 crore additional assistance to eight states - Kerala, Maharashtra, Bihar, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Karnataka as calamity relief; Odisha to get Rs 179.64 crore from NDRF fund. * Odisha CM…

* 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…