Virus Scare

New Delhi: Switzerland and seven European Union (EU) countries — Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain —have cleared Serum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine for quarantine-free travel in...

Dr Sourav Panigrahi has been on COVID-19 duty for more than a year now. Despite dealing with extreme pressure constantly, working sleepless nights and being at risk all the time,...

Bhubaneswar: Though Odisha has witnessed a downward trend in COVID test positivity rate, the fatalities continue to be a concern with over 40 patients succumbing to the deadly disease daily...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a further drop in test positivity rate (TPR) on Thursday as 3087 of 74000 samples tested positive for the virus. The TPR stood at 4.17 per cent...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday released special COVID package of Rs 385.98 crore for the landless farmers of Odisha. The financial benefit will be transferred to the bank...

Rayagada: The unlock measures in Rayagada have yielded positive results in the last 14 days with the district witnessing a decline in test positivity rate (TPR), case fatality rate, bed...

Bhubaneswar: The capital city saw a steep rise in daily COVID-19 cases with 417 new positives reported in  the last 24 hours pushing the aggregate caseload to 90,222. Bhubaneswar had...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday announced a few unlocking measures while extending the partial lockdown till July 15. Cuttack and Khurda districts are among the ten Category B districts,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday announced relaxation in the partial lockdown restrictions in 20 Category-A districts, where the test positivity ratio (TPR) is less than 5 per cent. From...

Bhubaneswar: While extending the partial lockdown till July 16, the Odisha government on Wednesday relaxed some curbs to take the pressure off livelihood sources. All shops will be allowed to open...