Coronavirus

New Delhi: Like every year, Independence Day will be celebrated with grandeur and enthusiasm, in a manner befitting the occasion. However, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday said that 70 per cent COVID-19 cases reported in the state are asymptomatic. Addressing a press briefing, Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department PK...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: The Odisha government on Thursday decided to start Plasma Bank at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur and Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. "It will help to collect more...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital saw the highest single-day spike of 126 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which took the affected tally to 1469 on Thursday. Among them, 93...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Minister Dr Arun Kumar Sahoo once again requested the Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to not make the final year examinations of UG and PG...

Cuttack: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has decided to converted two major sporting venues in the city - Barabati Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium -...

Mumbai: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, who were admitted to Nanavati hospital here after testing positive for COVID-19, are recovering fast and may be discharged soon....

Berhampur: The sudden rise in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in Ganjam district will continue for the next 2-3 days, Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange said on Thursday. Kulange said...

Phulbani: To contain the spread of COVID-19 cases, the weekend shutdown in Kandhamal will be extended by two more days till July 28, the district administration tweeted on Thursday. The...

Johannesburg: Traditional medicine could have a role to play in containing the spread of coronavirus. As the pandemic spreads rapidly in Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa...