Coronavirus

The country has been gasping for breath amid the tsunami of coronavirus cases in the deadly second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The healthcare infrastructure is under extreme stress, with hospitals...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 4679 patients recovered from COVID-19 and were discharged from hospitals in all 30 districts of Odisha on Thursday. Of the recovered cases, 819 were from Khurda...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Thursday cancelled three Special passenger trains in Odisha in view of rising COVID-19 positive cases. The trains, which have been cancelled, are Visakhapatnam-Rayagada-Visakhapatnam...

New Delhi: COVID-positive patients in home isolation should use triple-layer medical mask at all times, the Union Health ministry has advised in a revised guideline. The room where a coronavirus-infected...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday directed the district collectors and the chief district medical officers (CDMOs) to streamline the testing process of COVID-19. In a letter, Additional Chief Secretary,...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital City witnessed a marginal drop in daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday when 844 people tested positive for the virus against 1044 on Wednesday. Of the total cases...

Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood actor Randhir Kapoor on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19. “Veteran actor Randhir Kapoor was admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital Mumbai for COVID-19 treatment last night. His condition...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay on Thursday appealed to the people of Odisha to strictly follow the COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. Stating that the second wave of COVID-19 has...

Berhampur: Ganjam district collector Vijay Amrit Kulange has warned the people against spreading rumour about health care facilities, particularly regarding COVID-19 treatment, on social media. After a video was posted...

Agra: Even as India is grappling with an oxygen crisis amidst spurt in COVID-19 cases, a heart-breaking video of a man begging policemen not to take away oxygen cylinders from...