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India Coronavirus Dispatch: What explains spike in cases in some states?

Delhi's post-Covid clinic for those who have recovered, tests for lockdown violators in West Bengal, Mumbai dabbawalas to move Maharashtra govt for help--news on how India is coping with the pandemic

No lockdown in Odisha for 12 days to facilitate JEE, NEET examinees

Odisha govt, in a partial modification of its August 28 order, said that there will be no lockdown in force from August 30 to September 7 in the first phase and from September 12-14 in the next phase

India Coronavirus Dispatch: IIT heads warn postponing JEE will cause issues

Odisha villagers' unique protest, Uttarakhand CM on state's migrant crisis, and an expert's advice on what Delhi Metro should do--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Rivers swell as heavy downpour triggers floods in several parts of Odisha

Heavy downpour triggered by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal led to a flood situation in parts of Odisha on Thursday amid swelling rivers, officials said

Odisha CM approves Rs 200 cr package for poor affected due to coronavirus

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved a special assistance package of Rs 200 crore for the poor and extremely poor families in the State affected due to COVID-19 pandemic

Odisha coornavirus update: Record 3,371 cases push state's tally to 87,602

Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as 3,371 more people tested positive for the infection, taking the state's tally to 87,602

Odisha offers dedicated manufacturing cluster for Japanese investors

Seeking Japanese investment in the state, the Odisha government on Wednesday said it has already created a dedicated Japanese manufacturing cluster at a place close to the state capital here

Record 3,371 cases push Odisha's Covid-19 tally to 87,602; toll at 441

Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases as 3,371 more people tested positive for the infection, while 13 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 441

Odisha govt reduces price of RT-PCR coronavirus test to Rs 1,200

The Odisha government on Tuesday reduced the maximum price for the RT-PCR (Real-time polymerase chain reaction) Covid-19 tests by private laboratories to Rs 1,200 from Rs 2,200

Odisha coronavirus update: Caseload jumps to 84,231, toll mounts to 428

Odisha's Covid-19 tally jumped to 84,231 on Tuesday with 2,752 fresh positive cases, while nine more fatalities pushed the toll to 428

Daily life disrupted as heavy rains caused by low-pressure area hit Odisha

Incessant rainfall triggered by a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal disrupted normal life in parts of Odisha on Tuesday, officials said

Covid-19: Odisha CM urges Centre to take steps to postpone JEE, NEET exams

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urged the Centre to take steps for postponing the JEE (Main) and NEET as it will be unsafe for students to physically appear in the exams amid the pandemic

Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha, Uttarakhand likely to receive heavy rain: IMD

Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha and Uttarakhand are likely to receive heavy rainfall today, predicted India Meteorological Department

24 Covid cases in residential building; declared as micro-containment zone

Cuttack Municipal Corporation has declared a residential building in the city's Kumbhara Sahi as micro-containment zone after 24 COVID-19 cases, among nine families, were found there

Odisha to execute forestry projects worth Rs 602 cr under MGNREGA in FY21

The Odisha government will take up forestry projects worth Rs 602 crore under the MGNREGA scheme in the current fiscal

Milk Mantra plans expansion, in talks to acquire dairy plant in Kolkata

At present, the company has two dairy plants at Puri and Sambalpur in Odisha with a processing capacity of 300,000 litres per day

Ganesh Chaturthi festival a low-key affair in Odisha amid Covid-19 pandemic

In a departure from the past, Ganesh Chaturthi festival was celebrated without the usual pomp and fanfare across Odisha on Saturday because of Covid-19 pandemic

Odisha Covid tally rises to 75,537 with 2,819 new cases, death toll at 399

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 75,537 on Saturday with 2,819 fresh cases, while nine more fatalities pushed the death toll to 399, a health department official said

Identify cause of Covid spike, rework strategy: Odisha CS to Collectors

Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy directed Collectors of different districts to identify the exact cause of the spike in coronavirus positive cases and roll out your area-specific strategy to contain it.Tripathy's directions came while he was reviewing coronavirus situation district-wise with COVID observers and Collectors."The rate and cause of the spread in disease differ from one area to the other. The nature of spread in rural areas becomes different from that of the urban and city area. The border areas with neighbouring States also have their own uniqueness. The growth centres with adjoining villages may need a different approach," he said."As such, Collectors must rework their own district-specific strategies and should keep on updating the approaches with changing situations," he added.He directed to contain spike of the disease in rural areas within a week."Since the COVID positive patients with co-morbidity are more vulnerable to grow serious, each district must have a robust ...

Odisha govt tells collectors of 8 districts to rework Covid-19 strategy

Odisha government asked the collectors of eight districts which have been reporting more than 100 Covid-19 cases daily to identify the cause of the spike and to roll out an area-specific strategy