Coronavirus

Cuttack: The district administration on Friday informed that 97 of the 136 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours are from Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) area. The remaining...

The need to wear a face mask and the reluctance of many people to do so during the coronavirus pandemic has turned Indian tennis player Adil Kalyanpur into a rapper....

Bhadrak: The ICICI Bank near Dahanigadia Chhak in the town was sealed on Friday after employees of the branch tested positive for COVID-19. Door-to-door surveillance and awareness are being carried...

Dubai: To increase safety and inspire confidence among travellers, the lastest airline in the Middle-East Emirates has upgraded its in-flight air conditioning systems with multiple high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters....

New Delhi: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria has recommended certain precautions against the aerosol and droplet spread of COVID-19 in closed indoor spaces. These include: 1. Good cross ventilation with exhaust...

Baripada: The COVID-19 cases in Mayurbhanj district touched 531 on Friday with 32 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours. The district administration tweeted that one case was...

Berhampur: Odisha legislator Srikant Sahu and his wife have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. He is an MLA from Polasara in Ganjam district. He is the third BJD MLA to...

Rourkela: The Sundargarh district reported 56 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total infection tally to 973. While sharing details of the patients, the district...

Puri: A group clash erupted at Nisibhanar in Puri district after a villager reportedly escaped from a quarantine centre and later tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Bombs were hurled...

Bhubaneswar: The sub-post office at IRC Village in Odisha capital was temporarily shut on Friday after a staffer posted there tested COVID-19 positive. In a letter, Senior Superintendent of Post...