Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Will the Odisha government go the Bengal way and allow gyms and yoga centres to open with 50 per cent capacity? While extending the lockdown till July 15, the...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, around 190 COVID-infected women gave birth to healthy babies at the dedicated COVID facility of the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur since...

Bhubaneswar: The capital city saw a marginal drop in daily COVID-19 cases with 281 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. This is a significant dip...

Bhubaneswar: A 60-year-old man of Barkote block in Deogarh district, who was infected with the new Delta Plus variant of coronavirus, has recovered in home isolation. Director Medical Education and...

New Delhi: Even as the country is seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases during the second wave, Odisha and four other states continue to report higher growth rates than the...

The likelihood of a third wave of the deadly coronavirus wave hangs like a Damocles sword. Given the global spread of the Delta variant and the recent emergence of the...

Hyderabad: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Monday announced the commercial launch of the anti-COVID oral drug 2-deoxy-D-Glucose (2-DG). The lab will supply it to major government as well as private hospitals...

Bhubaneswar: After reporting 39 deaths on Saturday, Odisha’s COVID-19 fatality count again rose to 43 on Sunday. The state had reported a record 47 deaths on Friday. The deceased have...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 3,319 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours on Monday. Among the 3,319 cases, 1,896 are from quarantine and 1,423 are local contacts. Odisha tested 66,109 samples...

London: A booster dose of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine (Covishield in India) is being tested against the beta variant of COVID-19 that first emerged in South Africa. This trial will include 2,250...