Coronavirus

An Indian is among a group of scientists from Georgia Institute of Technology, US, to have designed a new reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from...

London: Scientists have identified a small neutralising antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human cells. It has the potential to be developed as...

New Delhi: Too much of everything is bad goes the adage. This holds true during the pandemic more than ever before. Driven by the fear of getting infected people are...

Bhadrak: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha’s Bhadark district rose to 3,188 on Saturday with an overnight addition of 50 cases. According to the district administration, the highest of 19 cases...

Bhubaneswar: Seven more patients succumbed to COVID-19 in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 538 on Saturday. The Health Department identified the deceased as: 1....

Bhubaneswar:  The COVID-19 caseload in Odisha went up to 120,221 on Saturday with 3,543 new cases reported overnight from all 30 districts. Of the new cases, 2,161 were reported from...

New Delhi:  The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory that recommends testing on demand for COVID-19 for all individuals travelling to "other countries or Indian states,...

Mumbai: Yaariyan actor Himansh Kohli has tested positive for coronavirus. The actor’s entire family — both parents and brother — had tested positive for COVID-19 on August 29 and he...

New Delhi: International travellers arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 can undertake COVID-19 test inside the airport premises if they do not have a negative test report. The...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has approved the proposal to set up new dedicated COVID hospitals and additional facility in the existing COVID hospital in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Koraput. In an...