Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The highly virulent strain called 'Delta plus' could start the next wave COVID in Maharashtra in the next two to four weeks. The state-appointed task force attributed this to...

Puri: Odisha has lost another doctor to COVID. The ICU in-charge of Puri IDH COVID Hospital, Dr Susant Kumar Panda, breathed his last at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on...

Hyderabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) is a step closer to granting an emergency use listing (EUL) to Covaxin after Bharat Biotech provided additional data on the vaccine sought by...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID toll in Odisha touched 3,508 on Friday with 37 more patients succumbing to the deadly disease in the last 24 hours. The number of fatalities was 39...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been registering a slight rise in fresh infections since the daily COVID caseload dropped below 4000 three days ago. Friday saw 3,806 people testing positive for the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday constituted a 8-member technical committee to study breakthrough infection among people who have been fully vaccinated in the state. The committee, led by ILS...

Cuttack: The District Drugs Inspector has lodged an FIR against Siba Prasanna Jena, owner of the store from where fake medicines were seized. The FIR was lodged before Special Task...

New Delhi: A third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which many experts feel is inevitable in India, is unlikely to affect children more than the adult population. A survey, conducted...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced Rs 1,690.46 crore COVID assistance for people of economically and socially backward class of the state. The aid will benefit landless...

Tokyo: The Japanese government on Thursday decided to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency on June 20, just over a month before the Olympic Games get underway. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced...