COVID-19

Bhubaneswar: More than 45,000 children in the 15-18 age group in Odisha have already registered on CoWIN for their COVID-19 vaccine shots, state Health and Family Welfare Director Bijay Panigrahi...

Bhubaneswar: Children in the 15-18 age group can register on the CoWin app from Saturday for COVID-19 vaccination, which will begin for them from January 3. Children born on or...

Mumbai: Restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC was on Friday extended in Mumbai till January 15, 2022 due to the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, including the Omicron variant. Gatherings...

Pune: Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) and Union Health ministry for full market authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield. Adar...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday announced restrictions on gatherings and celebrations by employees inside state government offices on January 1. A notification issued by the General Administration & Public...

New York: As a third wave of COVID-19 pandemic knocks on India’s door, the country will have one eye on what’s happening in the United States. Ravaged by a massive...

New Delhi: India’s Omicron tally zoomed past the four-figure mark and shot up to 1,270 on Friday. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the highly-transmissible new...

Mumbai: India recorded what could be the country’s first Omicron death on Thursday, according to news reports. The Omicron variant was detected in the samples of a 52-year-old man, who...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Commissionerate of Police jointly raided and sealed several restaurants and eateries across the city for violating COVID norms. According to reports, Khao Gali...

Puri: In a strange development, a COVID-19 vaccine vial was allegedly found in a betel (paan) shop here on Thursday. The matter is surprising because COVID vaccines are completely regulated...