Coronavirus

The battle with coronavirus will not end at finding a vaccine alone. Yet another challenge will be the possibility of shortages of syringes, wipes, and protective gear needed for potential...

Jeypore: With an overnight addition of 80 new COVID-19 cases, the affected tally in Koraput district touched 771 on Friday. Among them, 63 are local contact cases while 11 have...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will be conducting 20,000 COVID-19 tests a day from August. Speaking to mediapersons, Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, Director Ajay Parida said efforts will be made to...

Dhenkanal: The COVID-19 tally in Dhenkanal district touched 296 on Friday with a record 92 new cases being detected in the last 24 hours. Among them, five are local contact...

In the early days of coronavirus, children were considered in the safe zone where getting infected from the virus was concerned. No longer, it seems. A study published on Thursday...

Keonjhar: The COVID-19 tally in Keonjhar district surged to 757 on Friday with the detection of 16 more new cases in the last 24 hours. The district administration has identified...

Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old woman was duped by a 30-year-old lab technician who convinced her for a vaginal swab for “an accurate COVID-19 test result”. The woman...

Baripada: The COVID-19 tally in Mayurbhanj district touched 652 on Friday with 13 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours. Among them, 11 are local contact cases and...

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has promised not to profit from its COVID-19 vaccine, developed in partnership with Oxford University, during the pandemic as the company reported it was on track with...

Malkangiri: The COVID-19 positive tally in the district went up to 536 on Friday following the detection of 26 new cases in the last 24 hours. Of the 26 positive...