Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID caseload in Odisha dropped below 6000 on Friday with 5235 more people testing positive for the virus in the last  24 hours. With these fresh infections...

Bhubaneswar: The capital city registered 568 new COVID positive cases in the last 24 hours, against 547 the previous day. Among the new cases, 109 are from quarantine and 459...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have collected fines worth Rs 14.58 crore from 4.76 lakh people for violating COVID-19 guidelines since April 1, ADG (Law and Order) Yashwant Jethwa informed on Thursday....

Bhubaneswar: The health condition of Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly Pradipta Naik, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar for COVID-19, has improved. As informed by the AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, Naik...

Seattle: Licensed marijuana stores in USA’s Washington State can offer free joints to promote on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics, officials have said. The state Liquor and Cannabis Board is calling the...

Angul: Police on Thursday arrested a journalist of an English news portal for allegedly posting a fake report related to COVID-19. According to sources, Bijaya Swain, a journalist of Bantala...

New Delhi: Contrary to his earlier derision for COVID-19 vaccines, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has now said he will soon get himself vaccinated and urged others to take the jab...

Bhubaneswar: Amid increasing demand for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment for critically ill COVID-infected patients, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has decided to start the facility by procuring two machines. At least one machine...

Sonepur: Excise Department staffers have triggered a storm for breaching the guidelines on social distancing in Sonepur town. As per the guidelines against COVID-19, not more than four persons are...

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will battle former world champion Viswanathan Anand in a game of chess, a Twitter handle dedicated to the game called Chess.com has announced. Sharing that...