Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) Jaundice is fast spreading in Odisha with over 90 cases detected across the state in the past week, forcing authorities to step up preventive measures, a health official said Thursday.
After Sambalpur city, jaundice is now fast spreading in Bhubaneswar's twin city Cuttack, the official said.
"We are taking preventive steps to arrest jaundice, which has spread in the city due to water contamination. Heath workers and doctors have been engaged to take blood samples and provide medicines in the affected areas," said public health director Kailash Dash.
He said a state-level team led by the joint secretary has been pressed to take stock of the situation Thursday.
Besides, activists from voluntary organisations and staff of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) are distributing leaflets with information about the disease and Halogen tablets to localities in the city.
Also, Odisha has reported its second swine flu death this year. An employee of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Koraput district died Wednesday due to the dreaded disease, said Dash.
Patna: Commotion of drug addicts on the flight coming from Delhi to Patna, misbehavior with the air hostess and crew member
The cases of misbehavior by drunken passengers during a flight are increasing day by day. Recently, a man drunkenly urinated on a female passenger on a flight from New York to Delhi. This incident
Bangladesh categorically refuses to stop the Pakistani warship, Sri Lanka has given permission, and China has given a gift
Sri Lanka has approved the port call of the Chinese-made Pakistani Guided Missile Frigate PNS Taimur in Colombo. A port call refers to a stop at a port for the unloading or refueling of passengers or
World Cup: Australia vs England final scoreboard
Melbourne, Feb 14 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Australia vs England World Cup opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Saturday:AustraliaDavid Warner b Broad 22Aaron Finch
Bilal al Sudani: Know who is ISIS terrorist Bilal al Sudani, who was killed by US forces in Somalia
The American army killed ISIS terrorist Bilal al-Sudani in the African country of Somalia last night. The Biden administration claimed to have killed the ISIS leader in an anti-terrorist operation. In
Maharashtra Political Crisis: Why should I go to Guwahati to see traitors, Sanjay Raut's brother bluntly
Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra, Sunil Raut, brother of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, put an end to the speculation about him. Sunil Raut clearly said that he will not go there to
Farmer Protest: Contact with Punjab has been lost for 18 days, people are worried... Rural roads have become helpful, clothing business is being affected.
Due to the farmers' march to Delhi, the police have closed the roads to Punjab. Due to this, roadway buses are not running. There is a big problem due to the loss of contact between the two states.
The first batch of 'Covishield' reached 13 places in the country, preparations for vaccination completed on January 16
To end the Corona epidemic, the campaign to apply the vaccine has started. The world's largest vaccination campaign is going to start in India on January 16. However, the formal start will be from
Jyoti Malhotra: Party with Pakistani officers...travelling, low income, and a luxury lifestyle; the system remained unaware of espionage
After Operation Sindoor, five alleged spies have been arrested one after the other from Haryana based on the information of central investigation agencies. All of them are accused of sending important
Who benefits from the new agricultural laws of the Modi government, who is hurt?
Farmers are on the road. They are demanding the withdrawal of new agricultural laws. These laws have been made through Parliament, but agitating farmers say that their interests will be affected by
ASUS Zenfone 10: This cool smartphone launched with a powerful processor and 16GB RAM, will get a premium design
Asus has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Asus Zenfone 10 in Europe. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and runs on Android 13. Full HD+ display has been