Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women in Odisha will begin after training of healthcare staff according to Central guidelines. Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradipta Mohapatra informed this in a...

Loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19. But that may not be the case for the Delta variant of coronavirus. A study conducted by Australia’s...

Geneva: The world is in a “dangerous period” of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which is continuing to evolve and mutate, World Health Organization (WHO)...

Bhubaneswar: Chandbali BJD MLA Byomakesh Ray has allegedly been caught on camera breaching COVID measures during his wedding at a hotel in Chilika on Friday. In a video from the...

Hyderabad: The final analysis of Covaxin's efficacy from phase 3 clinical trials have been released. The overall efficacy of the COVID-19 is 77.8 per cent, said Bharat Biotech. Covaxin efficacy...

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 claimed another 45 lives in the last 24 hours in Odisha on Friday and took the state's toll to 4,154. Among the 30 districts, Khurda recorded the highest...

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID caseload in Odisha dropped below 3,000 on Saturday as 2917 of 71554 samples tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The test positivity...

Human beings on this planet, are facing acute environmental pollution since the middle of last century, particularly due to use of huge quantities of fossil fuels mainly in transport and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government has sought revision of vaccine allocation ratio for state and private hospitals on Friday. The state is seeking vaccine allocation in the ratio of 95:05 to state-and private...

Bhubaneswar: Every life is precious and Odisha Government will pool all available resources to ensure proper healthcare to children, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Launching a training programme for doctors on paediatric...