School and Mass Education Minister S R Dash, in a statement, said the decision was taken after officials visited various primary schools across the state and held discussions with the stakeholders.
Odisha has allowed cultural gatherings, programmes including melodies, orchestra, jatra, opera, dances-classical, folk with strict adherence to coronavirus protocols.
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In order to contain the coronavirus infection in the state, the Odisha government on Sunday extended the ongoing COVID-induced lockdown till June 17, 2021.
COVID crisis: Oxygen is available in Odisha but where are the cylinders?
Black marketing of medical oxygen continues as some traders leave no stone unturned to mint money amid the crisis simply because there are not enough cylinders in the retail system.
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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha is supplying oxygen to other states but patients in home isolation here have to pay through their nose for the O2. For, oxygen is available but cylinders are not.
The State government asserts that oxygen stock is stable but black marketing of medical oxygen continues as some traders leave no stone unturned to mint money amid the crisis simply because there are not enough cylinders in the retail system.
Odisha towns under weekend shutdown as COVID cases breach 4- lakh-mark
Two of the latest deaths happened in Sundergarh district, and one person each died in Bolangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttack and Nuapada
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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha on Saturday reported 6,647 new COVID-19 cases, following which the state's tally breached the 4-lakh-mark, officials said.
Eight more people died in the state of COVID-19, taking the toll to 1,981, they said.
The state's COVID-19 tally currently stands at 4,01,314.
Odisha crossed the 3-lakh-mark on November 7 last year, and took over five months to record the next one lakh cases.
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Odisha mandates COVID-19 tests, 14-day quarantine for Kumbh Mela returnees
The Odisha government on Saturday said all returnees from the Kumbh Mela will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period, apart from RT-PCR tests before setting foot in the state, in an effort to rein in the spread of COVID-19. The quarantine can be completed at home or temporary medical camps (TMC), Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena said in an order. Jena said the list of people, who got themselves registered with the Uttarakhand government for participating in Kumbh Mela, has been shared with collectors and municipal commissioners to ascertain their location and travel plans.