Coronavirus

New Delhi: In a warning to the smokers, the Union Health Ministry has said the use of tobacco products can increase severity of respiratory infections and make people susceptible to...

Berhampur: The surge in COVID-19 cases continued in Odisha's Ganjam district with 245 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. Among them, 206 are active contact cases, 36 Corona...

Baripada: The COVID-19 positive cases in Mayurbhanj district went up to 623 on Wednesday with 20 fresh local cases reported in the last 24 hours. Out of the new cases,...

The ground seems to be ready for a defense for humans against the coronavirus pandemic. Moderna Inc.’s vaccine candidate protected 16 monkeys in a trial. Its result in 30,000 humans...

Chennai: One of the many fallouts of the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown following it has been the mental health of people. Reading about and watching on TV, news about...

Bhadrak: The COVID-19 tally in Bhadrak district touched 553 on Wednesday with four new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. All four are local contact cases, the district...

Nayagarh: The total COVID-19 cases in Nayagarh district rose to 532 on Wednesday with 29 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 22 are...

Bhubaneswar: A day after coronavirus claimed its youngest victim, the Odisha Health Department on Wednesday informed about the death of a two-year-old COVID-19 positive girl in Bhadrak district due to...

Bhubaneswar: Five more persons in Odisha succumbed to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 159 on Wednesday. The new deaths have been reported from Ganjam,...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha touched 29175 on Wednesday with an overnight addition of 1068 new cases from 28 districts. Among them, 662 have been detected in quarantine while...