Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The COVID cases in capital city continue to remain above 300. The city registered 345 new COVID positive cases in  the last 24 hours, pushing the aggregate caseload to...

New Delhi: The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Friday approved the vaccination of pregnant women against COVID-19. According to a ministry release, the decision was based on the...

Bhubaneswar: The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) in Khurda district, which had turned into a COVID hotspot during the second wave, dropped below 5 per cent on Friday. The district is...

Bhubaneswar: Ekamra Kanan Botanical Garden in Odisha capital was sealed by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday for violation of COVID-19 guidelines. A enforcement squad of the BMC closed the park following...

Bhubaneswar: Following a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared Block E of Gymkhana Palm Height Apartments at Kalinganagar as a containment zone. The apartment is...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Centre on Friday deputed multi-disciplinary teams to six states, including Odisha, reporting a high number of COVID-19 cases. According to a PIB release, teams have been sent...

Dubai: In a disconcerting development, six fully vaccinated individuals have reportedly died of COVID-19 in Seychelles, which is one of the top vaccinated places in the world. Five of the deceased...

Bhubaneswar: Vaccine shortage has dealt a blow to the state's inoculation drive in a campaign mode with 3 lakh vaccinations a day target. Vaccination remained disrupted in over half of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported over 3000 new COVID cases for the third consecutive day on Friday as 3222 of 74,225 samples tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours....

Bhubaneswar: The COVID toll in Odisha touched 4109 on Friday with 46 more patients succumbing to the deadly disease in the last 24 hours. The state had reported the highest-ever single-day...