Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): To tackle the second wave of COVID-19, the Odisha government on Tuesday announced to extend the lockdown in the state for two more weeks.

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday said exposure to high viral load is increasing the mortality among doctors while requested the government to augment the manpower in the healthcare sector.

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday said that 269 doctors across the country have lost their lives due to COVID-19 infection in the second wave of coronavirus pandemic.

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New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Vedanta Aluminium & Power Business, India's largest producer of aluminium and value-added aluminium products, has on the occasion of International Day of Families, extended the COVID Kavach Term Insurance Policy for employees of business partners across its plants in Jharsuguda and Lanjigarh in Odisha, and BALCO in Korba, Chhattisgarh.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): Odisha Police on Monday seized drugs worth Rs 60 lakhs from two alleged drug peddlers. In this matter, both the accused have been arrested by the police.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday annouced the formation of a task force to manage the refilling of cylinders and seamless transportation of oxygen amid the pandemic situation.

Bhubneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 17 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the COVID-19, the Odisha government will launch a three-month house-to-house survey for COVID symptoms and comorbid conditions by ASHAs and AWWs. The survey will commence on May 24.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 17 (ANI): Odisha Police on Monday informed that a total of 820 containers carrying 15074.422 (metric tonnes) MT medical oxygen have been dispatched under supervision of Odisha Police so far from Rourkela, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Angul districts to 14 deficit States/Union Territories in the country.

Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], May 17 (ANI): People from Sonariposi village on Sunday beat up police and administration officials after they allegedly tried to cremate a COVID-19 patient there.