Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Odisha began the unlocking process on Thursday by providing a bigger window for business activities in 17 western and southern districts, where the test positivity rate is 5 per...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has collected Rs 16 crore as fine from the violators of COVID-19 guidelines in the the last two and a half months, said Odisha DGP Abhay. Addressing media...

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) is expected to begin clinical trials of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covovax’ for children this July, according to media reports. SII is also planning...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday said preliminary assessment has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccines provide between 71% and 91% protection against the virus. However, the real efficacy of the...

Indore: In possibly the first such case reported in the country, a COVID-19 survivor in this Madhya Pradesh city has been infected with ‘green fungus’. According to reports, this is...

Bhubaneswar: The number of deaths due to COVID in Odisha dropped below 40 on Thursday with 39 more patients succumbing to the deadly disease. The state had been reporting over...

Bhubaneswar: The test positivity rate (TPR) dropped below 6 per cent on Thursday as 3631 of 63421 samples tested positive for COVID in the last 24 hours. The TPR stood...

Bhubaneswar: Ration card with photograph has been included as a prescribed photo identity card for verification of beneficiary prior to vaccination in Odisha. The ration card is one of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday said that 730 doctors, including 31 from Odisha, have so far died of the coronavirus infection during the second wave of the...

Cuttack: Eminent English poet Jayanta Mahapatra is back home at Teenikonia Baghicha here after battling COVID-19 for 16 days at SCB Medical College and Hospital. He was admitted to the...