The number of students detected with COVID-19 at Vimsar, a medical college and hospital in Odisha's Sambalpur, climbed to 54 on Thursday, up from 34 the day before, an official said.
53 girls, students of a government-aided high school in Odisha's Sundargarh, and 22 MBBS students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Sambalpur tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 3 days, a health official said.
Odisha Govt announces free education for children whose parents died due to Covid-19
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has announced free education for children who parents in the Coronavirus wave. Also, women who lost ther husbands will get pension.
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Door-to-Door survey of home Isolation cases by ASHA workers to be conducted from May 24 for three months.
Gaon Kalyan Samiti to take part in efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Sarpanchs to take decision on lockdown & TMCs.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called for an all party virtual meet to address issues related to Covid-19 in the state. It has been a year that the legisture is handling these issues, said the speaker.