Coronavirus

Malkangiri:  The COVID-19 positive cases in the district neared 1000 mark with 24 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Among the new cases, 8 were reported from Malkangiri...

Rourkela: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha's Sundargarh district touched 2572 with an overnight addition of 119 new cases. According to the district administration, around 80 cases have been reported from...

New Delhi: With 60,963 new cases registered overnight, India's COVID-19 tally breached 23 lakh-mark to stand at 23,29,639 on Wednesday. Also, 834 people succumbed to the infection across the country...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll touched 305 in Odisha with nine more patients succumbing to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours. The new fatalities have reported from Ganjam (4),...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha surpassed 50,000 on Wednesday with a record 1876 new positive cases. All 30 districts in the state have reported new infections with the highest...

Washington: A $1.5 billion contract with US biotech company Moderna was announced by the US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. This contract — the sixth such deal since May —...

Sambalpur: Taking note of the rising cases of COVID-19 in Sambalpur city, the district administration clamped prohibitory orders under section 144 in 10 areas under the jurisdiction of Sambalpur Municipal...

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of the statutory approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for public use on Tuesday has stunned the world and raised several eyebrows. Dr Randeep...

New Delhi: COVID-19 vaccine administration’s National Expert Group will meet on Wednesday to discuss the logistic, procurement and administration of the vaccine when it’s ready. The panel is headed by...

Hyderabad: The phase-2 clinical trial of the indigenously developed Covaxin began on Tuesday in Nagpur. Bharat Biotech, the Hyderabad-based firm behind it, is testing the vaccine at Nagpur's Gillurkar Hospital....