Congress leaders take protection while campaining in Pipili after their candidate got infected
BHUBANESWAR: Ajit Mangaraj, the Congress candidate for Pipili byelection, on Saturday said he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a Facebook post, Mangaraj said he is undergoing treatment and urged his followers to work hard and ensure the party’s victory in the bypoll. The Congress candidate also appealed to his supporters to stay united and not fall for rumours.
Mangaraj fell sick while campaigning on Wednesday and have stayed away since then. Senior Congress leaders like AICC secretary Rudra Raju, former state president Jayadev Jena, Chiranjib Biswal, Taraprasad Bahinipati and Suresh Routray took charge of the party’s campaign in Pipili.
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BHUBANESWAR: Educationists have advised students to go for good Indian universities or educational institutions if they want blended learning because travelling to international campuses during this time is not easy. If they still want to study in international institutions, they can do it online, the experts added.
Courses which do not have laboratory classes can be opted for by students during this time to avoid travelling to campuses. The experts also advised that students need to follow all precautions and Covid appropriate behaviour while attending the laboratory classes in their campuses.
Santosh Kumar Tripathy, professor of personnel management and industrial relations, Utkal University, said there are several educational institutions in India which have very good courses. “Travelling to foreign countries and staying there is not easy during this time. Students can go for Indian institutions providing blended learning (online with physical classes),” he a
Governor Ganeshi Lal takes the vaccine in Bhubaneswar on Monday
BHUBANESWAR: Though the fresh Covid infection count in Odisha has sharply increased in the past two weeks, there has been no significant rise in hospitalisations or deaths.
Odisha has added more than 4,300 new infections since March 22. However, the state saw only three Covid deaths in the same period, while around 300 patients are currently hospitalised, including 110 in ICUs. The state has reported only one death in the past one week, a government source said.
After 573 more persons tested positive on Monday, in the highest single-day infection count in four months, the state’s active cases rose to 3,358. Around 90% patients are in home isolation as they are either asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms.
A vaccination centre in Berhampur shut on Monday owing to poor supply
BHUBANESWAR: The state health department on Monday once again wrote to the Centre highlighting the “acute shortage of Covishield vaccine” in the state.
In a letter to Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan, additional chief secretary (health) Pradipta Mohapatra said the state has only enough stock to last two days.
Stating that the Union health ministry has been requested to supply at least 15 lakh doses of Covishield immediately amid the surge in cases and the impending heat wave, Mohapatra pointed out, “We have been assured that 3,49,130 doses of Covisheild will reach here on April 6. It will not be sufficient for even two days.”