Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Vaccination for pregnant women began in Odisha on Friday.  State Health Director Bijay Panigrahi informed that a special feature has been added to the CoWIN portal for expectant mothers and...

Bhubaneswar: The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 accounts for nearly 98 per cent of the samples sequenced in Odisha this month. The proportion of cases with Delta, the highly transmissible double...

New Delhi: There is a possibility of a third wave of COVID-19 due to waning immunity, the emergence of a more transmissible coronavirus variant capable of escaping the immunity shield...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has confirmed 64 more COVID deaths, taking the toll to 4925 on Friday. According to Health Department, the deceased belong to 13 districts of the state. These include...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 2,070 fresh cases of COVID-19 out of 70,240 tests conducted in a single day on Thursday. Among them, 1,195 are from quarantine and 875 are local contacts....

Bhubaneswar: The COVID cases in Odisha capital continued to seesaw with 283 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours against 327 infections on Wednesday. The capital...

Bhubaneswar: Following a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared Lane 3, Satyasai Enclave at Khandagiri area in Bhubaneswar as a containment zone. The enclave is...

Cuttack: Online slot booking for Covishield vaccines in Cuttack city will open at 6 pm on Thursday. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) tweeted that slots will only be available for the...

Mumbai: Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, one of the 23 Indian cricketers touring England at present, has tested positive for COVID-19 and would not be travelling with the team to Durham. According...

New Delhi: The gap between two doses of Covishield vaccines will not be reduced. Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking reduction of the 12-16 week...