Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: With the detection of the triple mutant variant of COVID-19 and the fast spread of the virus in West Bengal, the Odisha government on Thursday made it mandatory for people…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital saw this year's biggest spike of 590 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Thursday. It had seen 476 new infections the previous day. According to…

Silchar: Around 300 passengers who had landed at Silchar fled the airport without getting the mandatory COVID-19 test done. The Assam government has made it mandatory for anyone arriving…

Bhubaneswar: With COVID-19 cases in the capital city rising at an alarming pace, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday began shifting of daily markets to other places to avoid…

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday passed an order to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen across the country for treatment of COVID-19 patients. As the…

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday directed the private hospitals having facility for 30 beds or more to ensure provision of minimum 50% of available General beds and 50% of…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre seeking a “national plan” on oxygen supply, method of vaccination and essential drugs like Remdesivir. “We want to see…

Bhubaneswar: With the vaccination of people against COVID-19 above the age of 18 scheduled to begin from May 1, the Opposition BJP and Congress on Thursday asked the Odisha government to…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state is ready to extend all cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 in the…

Bhopal: A tanker driver, Veer Singh, drove 25 hours non-stop covering a distance of 1180 km from Odisha's Rourkela to Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, to deliver oxygen to hospitals in the state…