Police appeal to people to follow Covid norms in Bhubaneswar
BHUBANESWAR: It was not a case of routine monitoring of garbage collection, fixing defunct street lights, removing clogs from drains and solving waterlogging. The city civic body was facing an unlikely and uphill task tackling a pandemic.
Before March first week, things looked fine at Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). It all changed once the government came out with Covid regulations on March 13.
Led by commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhury, the BMC, however, rose to the occasion. It appointed a nodal officer, Suvendu Sahu, an Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer, to work 24x7 and coordinate with all concerned to meet a crisis that no one had ever faced. In the initial days, the BMC fought hard to trace the contacts who had come in touch with a positive person. Surya Nagar became the first containment zone and the BMC struggled to supply essential commodities to people on time, drawing criticism. But as da
COVID-19: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation to screen, test passengers at railway station
The Commissioner, meanwhile, said that contact tracing of a person, who arrived from South Africa recently and tested positive, has been completed.
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The civic body, however, is yet to decide on screening of passengers coming through bus or private transport. (File photo| PTI) By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: As Covid-19 cases are spiking in different parts of the country, triggering fear of resurgence of the virus in the State, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday announced to set up two screening and testing camps at the City railway station for persons coming from other states.
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COVID-19 vaccination: 9,000 healthcare workers to get jab in Bhubaneswar in 1st phase Post News Network
Bhubaneswar: Around 9,000 healthcare workers will be administered with COVID-19 vaccine at six different sites in the state capital in the first phase of COVID -19 inoculation drive. India will start its COVID-19 vaccination from January 16 onwards.
Addressing mediapersons here Friday, Bhubaneswar Municipal Commissioner (BMC) Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary said, “The COVID-19 vaccine will be administered in six places among them are Capital Hospital, Unit-4 Urban Community Health Centre (CHC), KIIMS, SUM Hospital and AIIMS. Around 9,000 beneficiaries will be vaccinated with Covaxin in the first phase of vaccination drive in Bhubaneswar.” Incidentally Covaxin has been developed by Bharat Biotech.
Odisha is all set to start Covid-19 vaccinations at 161 centres across 30 districts on Saturday, officials said.A total of 16,100 healthcare workers would receive the Covid-vaccine on the first day of the drive.The state has received 4.08 lakh .