Coronavirus

Convalescent Plasma therapy was tried on three Indian-Americans, who are in critical condition with COVID-19 infection in the United States. They showed signs of recovery on Sunday after being transfused...

Mumbai: Asia’s largest slum, Dharavi is finding it hard to practise social distancing, one of the necessary precautions to fight COVID-19. With over 60,000 families and 8.5 lakh people residing...

New Delhi: A day before the 21-day countrywide lockdown is set to end, some Union ministers and government staff resumed office on Monday. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) was...

Bhubaneswar: Ask any Odia household and they will swear by the delicacy and efficacy of Pakhala Bhat, especially during the hot summer months. And now famous chef Harpal Singh Sokhi,...

Jeypore: A COVID-19 hospital was made operational in Jeypore town on Monday. According to sources, the old sub-divisional hospital here has been converted into a dedicated facility to treat patients...

Khurda: Anticipating a massive footfall of devotees on the occasion of Pana Sankranti, the first day of the Odia calendar, the Khurda district administration on Monday clamped Section 144 at...

Berhampur: The COVID-19 testing facility started at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here on Sunday after fully complying with all technical protocols. On Friday, the Indian Council of Medical Research...

Balasore: The Odisha government has set up a COVID-19 Hospital in Balasore district in association with Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC). Funded by OHPC, the facility with 120 beds and...

Pipili: Mohammad Riyazuddin, who had tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from the Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin to Odisha last month, is a happy man today. He finally went back...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Sunday night withdrew orders that placed the area around Pattapole under containment zone. The area was declared as a containment zone on April...