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40 pc recovered patients suffer from post-Covid symptoms: AIG Survey

TBB BUREAU HYDERABAD, JULY 12, 2021 Over 40 per cent of people who recovered from Covid-19 are still having post-Covid symptoms and many are reporting newer symptoms like insomnia and neuropsychiatric issues, revealed a pan-India survey by AIG Hospital. As India crosses 3 crore Covid recoveries, the incidence of post-Covid symptoms is noticeably increasing across the country. Over 40 per ...

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JSPL launches COVID-19 vaccination drive for employees and workforce

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 22, 2021 Continuing its fight against COVID-19, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has launched the vaccination drive at its Angul steel making facilities. The vaccination drive would cover the company’s employees and the entire workforce along with their families. Pursuing the vision of its founder OP Jindal to serve the society in a holistic way ...

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BMC lists 83 students going abroad to undergo vaccination against COVID-19

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 13, 2021 Keeping vaccination drives for all sections of the society in mind, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a unique one for students going abroad for higher studies. While 83 students are enlisted after verification of the necessary documents, 19 have already been administered the Covishield doses at two designated centres at PN College, ...

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Railways issues fresh SOPs amid rising Covid cases

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 7, 2021 The Ministry of Railways has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be strictly adhered to in the movement of passengers by trains across the country. With the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the railways decided to advise passengers to wear face masks at the time of entry and also during ...

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Odisha Govt announces statewide lockdown

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 2, 2021 Keeping in view the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, the Odisha Government on Sunday announced to impose 14-day statewide lockdown starting from May 5, 2021. During this period, healthcare and other services will continue as usual. People will be allowed to purchase essential commodities within 500-metre radius of their residences between 6 am and ...

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Covid-19 negative RTP-PCR report mandatory for Odisha-bound train passengers

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 9, 2021 With Odisha’s daily Covid-19 cases rising at an alarming rate, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has made it compulsory for incoming travellers to produce a negative RT-PCR report on their arrival, to prevent adverse impact of cross border movement. According to an ECoR release, with effect from April 10, all Odisha-bound passengers boarding the train ...

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Cinema halls can operate with full capacity: Javadekar

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 31, 2021 Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today released a standard operating procedure (SOP) on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19 for cinema halls and theatres. Announcing the decision the Minister said now cinema halls can operate with full capacity. Sanitisation and COVID protocols will have to be adhered to but people ...

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Odisha gets second consignment of Covid vaccine

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 13, 2021 A day after the arrival of the first consignment of Covishield, Odisha received the second consignment of Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday. A special plane carrying 20,000 doses of Covaxin, manufactured in Hyderabad by Bharat Biotech and Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), from Hyderabad arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here today. The ...

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Odisha receives first consignment of Covid-19 vaccine

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 12, 2021 Odisha received the first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. A consignment consisting of 34 boxes of Covishield vaccine, manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII), arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here on a special flight from Pune, informed State Additional Chief Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), PK Mohapatra. The Serum ...

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Covid test report not mandatory to enter Shree Mandir from Jan 21

TBB BUREAU PURI, JANUARY 10, 2021            Keeping in view the sentiments of devotees, especially the elderly ones, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today announced that there will be no need to produce COVID-19 negative reports for getting entry into the Shree Mandir from January 21. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting attended by SJTA ...

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