Virus Scare

New Delhi: Odisha is among the 10 'hotspot' states that have been asked to implement stricter COVID curbs by the Centre. Warning them against laxity, the Centre said these states...

Bhubaneswar: To contain the spread of COVID, the Odisha government has decided to continue with the night curfew. The time duration has, however, been reduced from 5 pm to 6...

Bhubaneswar: A top health official on Saturday warned that some states including Kerala have witnessed a sudden surge in COVID positive cases and this should serve as a caution for...

New Delhi: The Centre has released 15 per cent of the total allocation of Rs 12,185 crore under the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness (ECRP-II) Package to the...

Bhubaneswar: With the ongoing partial lockdown ending in the next 24 hours, the Odisha government on Saturday announced that night curfew will be imposed from 8 pm till 6 am...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has achieved the COVID-19 vaccination target for the month of July. Briefing the mediapersons on Saturday, BMC Additional Commissioner Laxmikant Sethi said 18,35,903 doses...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 5902 on Saturday with 68 more deaths being confirmed from 20 districts. The Health and Family Welfare Department said this list includes details...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 1,578 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Odisha in 24 hours on Friday. Out of the total cases, 915 are from quarantine centres and 663 are...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha had seen 1,871 deaths due to COVID-19 during the first wave in 2020 and the toll mounted to 3,763 between January and July 28 this year, according to...

New Delhi: The Delta variant is much more contagious, more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines, and may cause more severe disease than all other known versions...