Coronavirus

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised India for responding to the coronavirus pandemic with utmost urgency. “India is responding with utmost urgency to COVID-19 from the start....

An online lecture on ‘COVID-19: Global Lockdown -- Environmental Protection’ was organized by the Department of Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Odisha, Koraput. In his inaugural...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 440 patients recovered from COVID-19 in the state on Wednesday. Maximum 83 recovered cases were reported from Khurda, followed by 68 in Ganjam, 49 in Balasore,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 5 crore each for COVID-19 management in Sundargarh and Jajpur districts. Naveen said that Plasma Bank will be started at IGH,...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the COVD-19 pandemic, the Odisha government on Wednesday decided to curtail new expenditures in non-priority sectors. After the Council of Ministers' meeting, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said 2020-21...

Sonepur: The District Magistrate and Collector of Sonepur, in an order dated July 22, clarified restrictions during curfew hours and services exempted in the district during lockdown till July 31....

Berhampur: Ganjam district has been witnessing a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of this month. The affected tally touched 6362 on Wednesday with 371 more cases being...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday withdrew the containment zone order from Nuagaon revenue village, on the outskirts of the city. Notably, the BMC had declared the village...

Berhampur: The Berhampur Circle Jail here has turned into a COVID-19 hotbed with 10 staff, including the jailor, and 33 more prisoners testing positive for the virus on Wednesday. While...

Hyderabad: A prominent father-son duo of a Hyderabad-based business family, worth over Rs 500 crore, have died of COVID-19. They owned one of the oldest medical stores in Himayatnagar and...