Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi wrote a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requesting him to provide financial assistance to priests in the state after most temples were closed amid national lockdown.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 4 (ANI): As many as 28 people, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, have been identified in Odisha out of which three have tested positive for coronavirus, said Sanjay Singh, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, I&PR Department.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 4 (ANI): Three major cities of Odisha -- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak -- were put under complete lockdown for 48 hours on Saturday after 15 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours in the State.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 4 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appealed to all those from the state who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat's gathering in Delhi to voluntarily come forward, get tested for coronavirus and follow all guidelines.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 4 (ANI): With 15 new positive cases, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha on Saturday climbed to 20, said the State Health and Family Welfare Department.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): People in Bhubaneswar defied social distancing norms as they gathered at a market on Friday amid coronavirus lockdown.
Patna/Bhubaneswar (Bihar/Odisha) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): Coaches have been transformed into isolation wards by the Indian Railways in Patna and Bhubaneswar to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 3 (ANI): Three more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Odisha, taking the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state to nine.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Odisha government announced a 48-hour shutdown across Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak from 8 pm on Friday in view of increasing cases of COVID-19 in these cities.
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], April 3 (ANI): Odisha reported its sixth COVID-19 positive case, having recent travel history to Delhi, from Cuttack informed Department of Health Family Welfare, Government of Odisha on Friday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 3 (ANI): Odisha Government is going to impose complete lockdown in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak for 48 hours from 8 pm on Friday, to prevent community transmission of COVID-19, said Asit Tripathy, Odisha Chief Secretary.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 3 (ANI): The first COVID-19 positive case in Odisha, belonging to Bhubaneswar has recovered and tested negative, said State Health Department.