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GPS tracking of ambulances for quick transfer of Covid patients to hospital

Putting technology to use for better Covid management and quick transfer of patients to the Dedicated COVID Hospitals (DCH) and Covid Care Centres (CCC), the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Odisha coronavirus update: 1,540 Covid-19 cases, 12 fatalities reported

Odisha's COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,85,482 on Wednesday as 1,540 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

9 injured in Bhubaneswar petrol pump fire; Dharmendra Pradhan orders probe

Nine people were injured, two of them critically, in a major fire that broke out at an IOCL petrol pump near the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday, police said.

Govt offices in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack to function with 50% staff in Oct

All departments of the state government and sub-ordinate offices in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will function with 50% staff strength of employees during October in the view of Covid-19

IIIT-Bhubaneswar students make ventilation device to ease breathing issues

IIIT Bhubaneswar students developed a new low-cost device to aid COVID-19 patients. They have designed a hyperbaric chamber, first of its kind ventilation device to ease breathing. 'Swasner', the device to let patients breathe more conveniently.Developers believe 'Swasner' will reduce deaths due to a lack of ventilators in the country. Shaped as a bubble enclosure for the head, the device works on the principle of hyperbaric oxygen therapy which is mainly used for treating diving-related illness and other medical complications."Every patient walking out of the hospital, healthy and alive adds a feather to our cap and blesses us with ability to do more than we are doing now, and hence we are looking forward to improvising the conditions of all the patients & health warriors out there with or resolute and wavering methodologies," said Dr Pranab Nanda Patra, MD. Medicine.The team has developed a prototype and tested in a hospital in Cuttack, and working towards a more improved and .

No ban on Covid patients' movement to Bhubaneswar, Odisha govt clarifies

The Odisha govt said that it has asked district authorities to strengthen Covid care facilities at the local level, but did not put any ban on the movement of patients to Bhubaneswar and Cuttack

Sero Survey: Antibody prevalence rate at 5.15% in Odisha's Bhubaneswar

The second phase of the sero surveillance conducted across 25 wards of the Temple City has found the antibody prevalence rate at 5.15%

OYO hotel rooms for paid isolation of Covid-19 patients in Bhubaneswar

Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified several OYO hotel rooms for paid isolation of asymptomatic patients.

Coronavirus: 48-hr total shutdown in Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak from 8 pm today

Of the five Covid-19 cases detected in Odisha so far, four are in Bhubaneswar and one in Bhadrak

Canada keen to partner with Bhubaneswar on Smart Cities, IT and education

A first-of-its-kind day-long roadshow 'Brand Canada' by Indo-Canadian Business Chamber and Air Canada reached out to the business and trade community here, showcasing areas of partnership

Now, a low carbon plan for Bhubaneswar where vehicles outnumber people

The growth in the count of registered vehicles points to a mounting dependence on private vehicles, clogging the city's arterial roads

Bhubaneswar to be fully Wi-Fi enabled by November 2018

Odisha govt has taken the decision considering the men's Hockey World Cup-2018

Only 3 out of 500 hospitals in Odisha follow fire safety norms

Across the country, hospitals lack infrastructure to manage fire breakout

Bhubaneswar fire mishap: Sonia Gandhi expresses grief over loss of lives

Gandhi extended her condolences to the families of those who were bereaved in the tragedy that took 22 lives

22 die in SUM hospital fire in Bhubaneswar

Death toll is likely to rise further as many of the injured are stated to be in serious condition

Bhubaneswar airport to operate 24x 7 from Sept 1

Biju Patnaik International Airport authorities have decided to keep the airport in Bhubaneswar open round the clock